1. (

• fork

) cutlery used for serving and eating food ;

2. (

• branching ,
• ramification ,
• fork ,
• forking

) the act of branching out or dividing into branches ;

3. (

• fork ,
• crotch

) 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" ;

4. (

• fork ,

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

5. (

• crotch ,
• fork

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

1. (

• pitchfork ,
• fork

) lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" ;

2. (

• fork

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

3. (

• branch ,
• ramify ,
• fork ,
• furcate ,
• separate ,

) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" ;

4. (

• fork ,

) shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" ;