FORK

• (noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches

  synonyms : branching , forking , ramification

• (noun) cutlery used for serving and eating food

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

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

  synonyms : crotch

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : crotch

• (verb) shape like a fork

  "She forked her fingers"

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

  "The road forks"

  synonyms : branch , furcate , ramify , separate

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

• (verb) lift with a pitchfork

  "pitchfork hay"

  synonyms : pitchfork

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