American English pronunciation

How to pronounce fork

IPA transcription: ['fɔɹk]

Pronunciation variants: ['fɔɹk]['fɚk]

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Noun

  • cutlery used for serving and eating food

  • the act of branching out or dividing into branches

  • 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”

  • an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

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

Verb

  • lift with a pitchfork

    “pitchfork hay”

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

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

    “The road forks”

  • 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.