fork
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
cutlery used for serving and eating food
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Sense 2 verb
lift with a pitchfork
pitchfork hay
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Sense 3 noun
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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Sense 4 verb
place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
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Sense 5 noun
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
they took the south fork
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Sense 6 verb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
The road forks
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Sense 7 noun
an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
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Sense 8 verb
shape like a fork
She forked her fingers
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Sense 9 noun
the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fork |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | prong |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eating utensil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carving fork |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | salad fork |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tablefork |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toasting fork |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fork |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitchfork |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lift |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | furcate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | branch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bifurcate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bifurcate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | division |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bifurcation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trifurcation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | divarication |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fibrillation |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chess game |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggress |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fork |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ramification |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | branch out |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | branching |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramification |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | branch |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | forking |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | ramification |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | branch |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | diverge |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | arborize |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | twig |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bifurcate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | trifurcate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fork |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | prong |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | tool |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | hayfork |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | fork |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | crotch |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | angle |