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Definition fork in British English

fork verb

verb
/fɔː(r)k/
1

if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two separate parts

Example

The road forked about two hundred yards in front of her.

Synonyms and related words
ascend bend bifurcate
1.1

to turn and follow one of the parts that a road, path, or river divides into

Example

With a wave, she forked left and was gone.

Synonyms and related words
back away draw back part
2

to move food using a fork

Example

Jessica didn't answer, she was busy forking food into her mouth.

Synonyms and related words
bite bolt cannibalize
3

to dig the ground or to lift something with a garden fork

Synonyms and related words
dig out dig up dig aerate bed out bonsai
4

to create a variant form of an operating system

Example

Google has forked Android (a headline)

Definition fork in British English