fork

fork · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An eating utensil with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth.

  2. 2.

    To divide into two branches.

  3. 3.

    A tool with prongs used for digging or lifting.

  4. 4.

    To lift or move with a fork.

  5. 5.

    A place where a road, river, or path divides into two branches.

  6. 6.

    (computing) A copy of a software project that develops independently.

Forms

plural: forks

Related words

See also: branch, knife, spoon
Synonyms: branch, prong

Etymology

From Old English forca, from Latin furca ("pitchfork, forked stake"). Originally referred to agricultural tools; the eating utensil sense developed in the Middle Ages.