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Forks

A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc.

📖 Definitions of "Forks"

noun
  1. 1

    A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc.

  2. 2

    A pronged tool for use in the garden; a smaller hand fork for weeding etc., or larger for turning over the soil.

  3. 3

    A gallows.

  4. 4

    A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting.

verb
  1. 1

    To divide into two or more branches.

    "A road, a tree, or a stream forks."

  2. 2

    To move with a fork (as hay or food).

  3. 3

    To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process.

  4. 4

    To split a (software) project into several projects.

noun
  1. 1

    The bottom of a sump into which the water of a mine drains.

verb
  1. 1

    To bale a shaft dry.

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