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1. A utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food
    
2. The act of branching out or dividing into branches
   - branching, ramification, forking
    
3. The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
   "they took the south 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
   - crotch
    
6. (chess) a simultaneous attack on two pieces by one attacking piece (esp.a knight)

1. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   "The road forks";
   - branch, ramify, furcate, separate
    
2. Lift with a pitchfork
   "fork hay";
   - pitchfork
    
3. Shape like a fork
   "She forked her fingers"
    
4. (computing) split a project, repository or process into two or more independent copies or parts
    
5. (chess) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

Derived forms: forked, forking, forks

Type of: aggress, angle, attack, branch, cutlery, diverge, division, eating utensil, form, leg, lift, ramification, shape, tool

Part of: body, organic structure

Encyclopedia: Fork, South Carolina