"forks" in the noun sense
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
"forks" in the verb sense
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"
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