American English pronunciation
How to pronounce fork
IPA transcription: ['fɔɹk]
Pronunciation variants: ['fɔɹk]['fɚk]
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Noun
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cutlery used for serving and eating food
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the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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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”
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an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
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the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
Verb
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lift with a pitchfork
“pitchfork hay”
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place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
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divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
“The road forks”
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shape like a fork
“She forked her fingers”
Usage examples
- Cosmos is located along the South Fork of the Crow River.
- Early settlers thought its V-shaped peaks resembled the fork or "crotch" of a tree.
- He took his plate, grabbed a knife and fork and scowled at the savagery on television.
- The carnival scene was filmed in American Fork on State Street by Robinson Park.
- He took his plate, grabbed a knife and fork and scowled at the savagery on television.
- Forks Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
- Burlington was located west of Bloomfield near the west fork of the White River.
- It is not a fork of Arch.
- The main arteries consist of the Catoctin and its North and South Forks.
- He took his plate, grabbed a knife and fork and scowled at the savagery on television.