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fork

1 fork /ˈfoɚk/ noun
plural forks
1 fork
/ˈfoɚk/
noun
plural forks
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORK
[count]
: a small tool with two or more pointed parts (called prongs or tines) used for picking up and eating food see picture at place setting
: a garden tool with two or more prongs used for lifting and digging soil see also pitchfork
: a place where something (such as a road or river) divides into two parts
: either one of the parts that a road, river, etc., divides into
: a part or tool that divides into two parts see also tuning fork
2 fork /ˈfoɚk/ verb
forks; forked; forking
2 fork
/ˈfoɚk/
verb
forks; forked; forking
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORK
[no object] of a road, river, etc. : to divide into two parts
[+ object] informal : to pay or give (money) usually + over or out
[+ object] : to lift or throw (something) with a fork