[fork] n [ME forke, fr. OE & ONF; OE forca & ONF forque, fr. L furca] (bef. 12c) 1: an implement with two or more prongs used esp. for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
2: a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment 3 a: a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches b: confluence
4: one of the branches into which something forks
5: an attack by one chess piece (as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously -- fork.ful n
[2]fork vi (15c) 1: to divide into two or more branches "where the road ~s"
2. a: to use or work with a fork b: to turn into a fork ~ vt 1: to give the form of a fork to "~ing her fingers"
2: to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously
3: to raise, pitch, dig, or work with a fork "~ hay"
4: pay, contribute--used with over, out, or up "had to ~ over $5000" -- fork.er n