I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fork in the road (= a place where a road goes in two different directions )
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We had to ask for directions each time we got to a fork in the road.
a road forks (= starts going ahead in two different directions )
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At Salen, the road forks right and left.
carving fork
forked lightning (= lightning that appears as lines connected to each other )
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Forked lightning spread across the sky.
forked lightning
toasting fork
tuning fork
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
left
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Turn left before Reindeer House and follow the road through the gate, taking the left fork soon after.
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After about two miles, I take the left fork and keep to the principal route.
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She pulled hard on the wheel and took the left fork .
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Where this branches, take the left hand fork and where this road branches, bear right.
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Keep to left fork after 1/4 mile.
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As you pass Baal Hill Farm, take the left fork of the track and head for the trees.
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Eventually it splits, with the left fork going to Shore Creek.
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When the track splits at a sign warning of incoming tides, take the left fork towards the shore.
right
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Pointing to the right fork , he passed her the stick.
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The right fork heads more directly to the beach and we follow that.
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Take the right fork to a clearing on the right of the road and take track on the left.
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Take the right fork at the Square and Compass and after the stone houses cross the stile on the right.
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Take the right fork signed White Creek.
■ VERB
hold
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Emily had turned towards the fire, holding the fork up to the flames, toasting a slice of bread.
pick
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Madeleine picked up her fork and began to eat.
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Then we click our glasses, pick up our forks , and fall to.
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She picked up her fork and got a one-inch square of pancake off his plate.
take
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Turn left before Reindeer House and follow the road through the gate, taking the left fork soon after.
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He carried his beer over to the stove and pushed her lightly away, after taking the fork out of her hand.
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She pulled hard on the wheel and took the left fork .
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Where this branches, take the left hand fork and where this road branches, bear right.
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After about two miles, I take the left fork and keep to the principal route.
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After the next corner, the road divided, and Sabine took the right-hand fork .
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Cross field and when track divides at edge of wood take right-hand fork .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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knives, forks, and spoons
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the middle fork of the Klamath River
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Turn left at the fork in the road.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If brining fatty birds such as goose and duck, puncture skin lightly with a fork .
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Lift ginger with a fork on to the sugar and turn, coating well.
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Maybe he'd never used a knife and fork .
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My friend puts down her fork and looks me in the eye.
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Remember that garden fork he borrowed?
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She walked a few feet and stabbed at the earth with the fork .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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Philip put his knife and fork down .
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As he recounted the story at the Northridge restaurant, he put his knife and fork down and paused to gather himself.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
speak with forked tongue
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The governor has been known to speak with forked tongue .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Anna forked some more potatoes onto her plate.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Certainly nothing I could easily fork oyer, and clearly, no one else will offer to do it.
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I crossed a railroad overpass and reached a bunch of shacks where two highways forked off, both for Denver.
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Taxpayers have forked over $ 1. 1 billion in interest payments.
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The filaments themselves are forked at various places and often meander wildly.
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The tail is deeply forked and ends in fine points.
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Then with a wave she forked left and was gone.
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These sums, unsurprisingly, are forked out by the taxpayer.