fork

fork  (fôrk)

n.

1. A utensil with two or more prongs, used for eating or serving food.

2. An implement with two or more prongs used for raising, carrying, piercing, or digging.

3.

a. A bifurcation or separation into two or more branches or parts.

b. The point at which such a bifurcation or separation occurs: a fork in a road.

c. One of the branches of such a bifurcation or separation: the right fork. See Synonyms at branch.

4. Games An attack by one chess piece on two pieces at the same time.

v. forked, fork·ing, forks

v.tr.

1. To raise, carry, pitch, or pierce with a fork.

2. To give the shape of a fork to (one's fingers, for example).

3. Games To launch an attack on (two chess pieces).

4. Informal To pay. Used with over, out, or up: forked over $80 for front-row seats; forked up the money owed.

v.intr.

1. To divide into two or more branches: The river forks here.

2.

a. To use a fork, as in working.

b. To turn at or travel along a fork.

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[Middle English forke, digging fork, from Old English forca and from Old North French forque, both from Latin furca.]

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forker n.

forkful n.

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fork

Noun

1. a small tool with long thin prongs on the end of a handle, used for lifting food to the mouth

2. a larger similar-shaped gardening tool, used for lifting or digging

3. forks the part of a bicycle that links the handlebars to the front wheel

4.

a. (of a road, river, etc.) a division into two or more branches

b. the point where the division begins

c. such a branch

Verb

1. to pick up, dig, etc., with a fork

2. to be divided into two or more branches

3. to take one or other branch at a fork in a road, etc. [Latin furca]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fork - cutlery used for serving and eating food carving fork - a large fork used in carving cooked meat eating utensil, cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating food prong - a pointed projection salad fork - a fork intended for eating salads tablefork - a fork for eating at a dining table tine - prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler toasting fork - long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)
	2.	fork - the act of branching out or dividing into branches branching, ramification, forking division - the act or process of dividing bifurcation - the act of splitting into two branches trifurcation - the act of splitting into three branches divarication - branching at a wide angle fibrillation - act or process of forming fibrils
	3.	fork - 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" crotch ramification, branch, leg - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
	4.	fork - an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs hayfork - a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay prong - a pointed projection tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
	5.	fork - the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk crotch body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
Verb	1.	fork - lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" pitchfork lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
	2.	fork - place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
	3.	fork - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" furcate, branch, ramify, separate branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" arborise, arborize - branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize" twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated" trifurcate - divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge" diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
	4.	fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

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fork

verb branch, part, separate, split, divide, diverge, subdivide, branch off, go separate ways, bifurcate

Translations

fork [fɔːk] n (for eating) → tenedor m;

(for gardening) → horca; [of roads] → bifurcación f;

(in tree) → horcadura

vi [road] → bifurcarse

fork out vt (col) (= pay); soltar

fork [fɔːk] n (for eating) → fourchette f;

(for gardening) → fourche f [of roads]; bifurcation f [of railways]; embranchement m

vi [road] → bifurquer

fork out (inf) (= pay) vt → allonger, se fendre de

vi → casquer

fork [fɔːk] n → Gabel f;

(in road, river, railway) → Gabelung f

vi (road) → sich gabeln

fork out fork (inf) vt, vi (pay) → blechen

fork [fɔːk] n (for eating) → forchetta;

(for gardening) → forca; [of roads] → bivio; [of railways] → inforcazione f

vi [road] → biforcarsi

fork out (col) (= pay) vt → sborsare

vi → pagare

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fork

n fork [foːk]

1 an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.vurkشَوْكَهвилицаvidličkagaffeldie Gabelπιρούνι, δίκρανοtenedorkahvel, hark, hangچنگالhaarukka, hanko, talikkofourchetteמַזלֵגखाने का कांटाvilicavillagarpugaffallforchettaフォーク포크, (농업용) 쇠스랑šakutė, šakėsdakšiņa; dakša; dakšasgarpuvorkgaffelwidelec, widłygarfofurculiţăвилка; вилыvidličkaviliceviljuškagaffel, grep, tjugaส้อมçatal叉виделкаکھانا کھانے کی چھری کے ساتھ کا کانٹاcái nĩa叉

2 the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions a fork in the river.vurkتَفَرُّع، تَشَعُّبразклонениеrozcestívejgaffel; forgreningdie Gabelungδιχάλαbifurcaciónhargnemiskohtچند راهیhaaraembranchementפִּיצוּלसड़क जो दो या ज्यादा हिस्सों में बंटती होraskrižje, rukavacelágazáscabangvegamót, afleggjari, þar sem vegur kvíslastbiforcazione分岐点분기점išsišakojimas(ceļa, upes) sazarošanāscabangvertakkingveiskille, elvedelerozwidleniebifurcaçãobifurcaţieразветвлениеrázcestie; sútok, deltarazcepračvanjeförgreningทางแยกçatal, çatal ağız, yol ayrımı分岔點роздоріжжяدو حصوں میں بٹنے والا راستہ یا دھاراchỗ ngã ba分岔点

3 one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides Take the left fork (of the road).vurkمَفْرَق، مُفْتَرَقразклонениеodbočující cesta, ramenoforgreningdie Abzweigungδιακλάδωσηbifurcaciónharuمسیرhaaraembranchementמִסעָףचिमटाodvojakelágazáscabangafleggjaribivio分岐갈래atšaka(ceļa, upes) atzarojumscabangtakavkjøring; elvedelingodnogabifurcaçãobraţ, ramifi­caţieответвлениеrameno; odbočkaodcepračva[]gren, väg som går till höger (vänster)ทางแยกçatal, yan分岔розгалуження; розвилкаراستے یا ندی کی کوئی ایک شاخہmột trong hai nhánh分岔

v

1 (of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions The main road forks here.vurkيَتَفَرَّعразклонявам сеrozbíhat sedele sig; forgrene sigsich gabelnδιακλαδίζομαιbifurcarsehargnemaدو یا چند شاخه شدنhaarautuabifurquerלְהִסתָעֵףविभाजित होनाodvajati seelágazikbercabangkvíslastbiforcarsi分岐する갈라지다, 분기하다išsišakoti(par ceļu, upi) sazarotiesbercabangzich vertakkendele/forgreine segrozwidlać siębifurcara se bifurcaраздваиватьсяrozdvojovať sacepiti seračvati sedela (grena) sigแยกออกเป็นกิ่งก้านสาขาçatallaşmak, bölünmek分叉розгалужуватисяشاخوں میں بنٹناchia thành hai nhánh分叉

2 (of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided The car forked left.vurkمَفْرَق، مُفْتَرَق طُرُقпоемам по разклонениеodbočitdreje; svingeabbiegenακολουθώ διακλάδωσηtorcer, girarteeharule suundumaیکی از مسیر ها را در پیش گرفتنkääntyäprendreלִפנוֹתकांटे से निकालना, खोदना आदिpratiti odvojak, ići odvojkom(az útelágazásnál) -ra fordulmembelokbeygja inn afleggjaradeviare, girare分岐する우[]회전하다pasukti kuria nors atšakanogriezties (pa ceļa atzarojumu)membelokafslaansvinge ved et veiskilleskręcić odnogęseguir a bifurcaçãoa o luaсвернуть на развилкеodbočiťzavitiodvajati seta (vika) avทางแยก(yol ayrımında sağa, sola) sapmak轉向岔路звертати на розвилціسڑک کی کسی ایک شاخ پر جاناrẽ转向

3 to lift or move with a fork The farmer forked the hay.gaffelيَقْلِب بالشّوكَه أو الشاعوب، يَذرو الحِنْطَهвдигам с вилаnabírat, přehazovat vidlemiforke; læssemit einer Gabel hebenμετακινώ με δίκρανο, σκαλίζωcargar con la horcahanguma, kahvliga tõstmaبا چنگک بلند کردنnostaa hangollasoulever/remuer à la fourcheלַחפּוֹר בְּקִלשׁוֹןशाख सड़क की ओर उन्नमुख होनाraditi vilamavasvillával hánymenggarpumoka með gafli eða heykvíslinforcareかき上げる찍어 올리다kabinti šakėmiscelt ar dakšām; dakšotmengangkat dan mengalihkan sesuatu menggunakan pencucukop de vork nemenlempe med gaffelprzerzucać widłamiapanhara ridica cu furcaработать виламиnabrať / prehadzovať vidlaminabostiplastitilyfta med gaffel (grep, tjuga)ยกโดยใช้คราดçatalla kaldırmak用叉叉起працювати виламиکانٹے سے ہٹاناnhấc bằng chĩa用叉叉起

adj forked

divided into two branches or divisions A snake has a forked tongue.gevurkteمُتَشَعِّب، مُتَفَرِّعразклонен на двеrozeklanýkløvet; tvedelt; spaltetgegabelt, gespaltenδιχαλωτόςbifurcadokaheharulineدو یا چند شاخهkaksihaarainenfourchuמִסתָּעֵףकांटे जैसाrašljast, rascijepljenvillás, kétágúbercabangklofinnbiforcuto, biforcatoまたに分かれた갈라진, 나누어진išsišakojęs, dvišakasšķeltsbercabanggevorktkløftet, greinetrozwidlonybifurcadobifur­catраздвоенныйrozoklaný, rozštiepenýrazcepljenračvastdelad, kluvenเป็นง่ามçatallı叉狀的роздвоєнийدو شاخوں میں بنٹا ہوناhình chạc叉状的

fork-lift truck

a small power-driven machine with an arrangement of steel prongs which can lift, raise up high and carry heavy things and stack them where required. vurkhyserسيارة رافِعَه ذات شاعوبсамотоварач с вилкова хваткаvydlicový vysokozdvižný vozíkgaffeltruckder Gabelstaplerπερονοφόρο ανυψωτικό όχημαcarretilla elevadoraharklaadurکامیون چنگک دارhaarukkatrukkichariot élévateurמַלגֵזָהभारी सामान उठाने वाला एक ट्रकviljuškaremelővillás targoncamobil forkliftlyftarielevatoreフォークリフト지게차keltuvasautokrāvējskereta forkliftvorkheftruckgaffeltruckpodnośnik widłowyempilhadoraelevator, moto­stivuitorавтопогрузчикvidlicový zdvižný vozíkviličarviljuškargaffeltruckรถยกçatal kaldıraç鏟車；叉式升降裝卸車вилковий автонавантажувачدو شاخہ دار بوجھ اٹھانے وال چھکڑاxe nâng铲车；叉式升降装卸车

fork out

to pay or give especially unwillingly You have to fork out (money) for so many charities these days.opdiepيَدْفَع أو يُعْطي بِغَيْر رَغْبَهплащам неохотноvyklopit (peníze)punge udGeld herausrückenπληρώνω με απροθυμίαdesembolsar(raha) välja ladumaبا بی میلی دادن؛ سلفیدنpulittaaallonger (de l'argent)לְשַׁלֵםअनिच्छापूर्वक देनाplatiti, “pljunuti” lovuelőkotor (pénzt)memberikan, membayarpunga út með (e-ð), afhendasborsareしぶしぶ出す억지로 주다, 내키지 않아 하며 주다pakratyti kišenę, pažertiatdarīt makumemberikan tanpa relaopdokkenpunge ut, spytte i (bøssen)bulićdesembolsara trebui să scoată din buzunarраскошеливатьсяvysoliťv žep sečidatipunga utไม่เต็มใจจ่ายให้(parayı) bayılmak, ödemek支付розкошелитисяبادل ناخواستہ ہاتھ سے دیناtrả (tiền)支付