Fork - Definition

n 1: cutlery used for serving and eating food
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
branching, ramification, fork, forking]
3: 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" [syn: fork, crotch]
4: an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a
handle and metal prongs
5: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they
join the human trunk [syn: crotch, fork]
v 1: lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" [syn: pitchfork,
fork]
2: place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The
road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate,
separate]
4: shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"