Meaning of 'fork'

noun

the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Synonyms: ramification

noun

cutlery used for serving and eating food

noun

an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging

noun

the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

Synonyms: crotch

noun

the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

Example: "they took the south fork"

Synonyms: crotch

verb

shape like a fork

Example: "They forked their fingers."

verb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

Example: "The road forks"

Synonyms: separate branch ramify furcate

verb

place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

verb

lift with a pitchfork

Example: "pitchfork hay"

Synonyms: pitchfork