Fork meaning

What does “fork” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fork” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: cutlery used for serving and eating food.

fork

noun

  1. cutlery used for serving and eating food

  2. the act of branching out or dividing into branches

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

    “they took the south fork”

    “he climbed into the crotch of a tree”

    Synonymscrotch
  4. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

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

    Synonymscrotch

verb

  1. lift with a pitchfork

    “pitchfork hay”

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

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

    “The road forks”

  4. shape like a fork

    “She forked her fingers”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University