fork
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Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A small tool with a handle and three or four thin points, used for lifting food to your mouth.
She beat the eggs quickly with a fork before adding milk.
My fork slipped and a pea rolled under the table.
Check whether the potatoes are soft by pushing a fork in.
Common collocations: knife and fork · eat with a fork · plastic fork · a fork and spoon · stick a fork in
Part of: Kitchen utensils, Restaurants, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
The place where a road, path or river divides into two parts that go in different directions.
Turn left at the fork and follow the narrow lane.
We reached a fork in the path and chose the steeper way.
A wooden signpost stands at the fork above the old mill.
Common collocations: a fork in the road · take the left fork · at the fork · a fork in the path
Part of: Directions, Landscape
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B1
A garden tool with a long handle and several strong points, used for digging and breaking up soil.
He loosened the dry soil with a fork before planting onions.
She turned the compost heap with a heavy garden fork.
Common collocations: garden fork · dig with a fork · a fork and a spade
Part of: The garden