2. (noun)branching, ramification, fork, forking the act of branching out or dividing into branches
3. (noun)fork, crotch the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
4. (noun)fork an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
5. (noun)crotch, fork the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the humantrunk
6. (verb)pitchfork, fork lift with a pitchfork "pitchfork hay"
7. (verb)fork place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
8. (verb)branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork "The road forks"
9. (verb)fork shapelike a fork "She forked her fingers"