fork
/fɔːk/
A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food; Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil; Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil.; Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc
- plural
- forks
Meanings
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A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting, or for serving food — Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows
Tom put his fork down.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Could we have a fork?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil — Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows
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Any of several types of pronged tools for use on farms, in fields, or in the garden or lawn, such as a smaller hand fork for weeding or a larger one for turning over the soil.; Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc — Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows
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An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two — A fork in the road, as follows
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A decision point — A fork in the road, as follows
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A point where a waterway, such as a river or other stream, splits and flows into two (or more) different directions
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