noun
plural forks
[count] a small tool with two or more pointed parts (called prongs or tines) used for picking up and eating food
a garden tool with two or more prongs used for lifting and digging soil - see also pitchfork
a place where something (such as a road or river) divides into two parts
either one of the parts that a road, river, etc., divides into
a part or tool that divides into two parts
verb
forks; forked; forking
[no obj] of a road, river, etc. :to divide into two parts
[+ obj] informal :to pay or give (money) - usually + over or out
[+ obj] :to lift or throw (something) with a fork