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- fork is part of the Basic English 850.
Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- An instrument for eating, with 3 or 4 sharp points called tines, all in the same direction.
- I ate with my fork.
- A place where one thing becomes two.
- She came to a fork in the road.
- (chess) A situation where two or more enemy pieces are in danger from the same piece.
- He moved his queen and caught me in a fork.
Synonyms[change]
- (place) split, divergence, junction, division, bifurcation
Antonyms[change]
- (place) joining, convergence, junction, union
Related words[change]
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To split, become two.
- The road forks there.
- To move something with a fork.
- He forked food into his mouth.