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fork

Definition

  • noun: a small tool with two or more pointed parts (called prongs or tines) used for picking up and eating food
  • noun: an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
  • verb: to divide into two or more branches
  • verb: to divide into two parts
  • usually + 'over' or 'out'
  • synonyms: prong, after, branch

Examples

  • The company 'forked out' thousands of dollars to repair the damage.

  • He had to 'fork over' half his paycheck.

  • The road 'forks' to the north and south.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -Same old crap every day. I thought I was like everyone else there. An old man in a twilight of his life. Stop bangin' that fork. It's used for eating, not for playin' with. And use your napkin, please Mr. Benjamin. Queenie! Hey, boy! (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button