fork : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a large fork used in carving cooked meat
  

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• noun a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans
  

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• (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; called also cross double fitché. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points.

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• (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur.

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• (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs for driving the work.

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• . (a) The barbed head of an arrow. (b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle joint.

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• verb to surrender someone or something to another
  hand over; render; deliver; fork over; turn in; fork out.
  
  • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
  • render up the prisoners
  • render the town to the enemy
  • fork over the money

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• verb to surrender someone or something to another
  hand over; render; deliver; fork over; turn in; fork out.
  
  • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
  • render up the prisoners
  • render the town to the enemy
  • fork over the money

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• verb to surrender someone or something to another
  hand over; render; deliver; fork over; turn in; fork out.
  
  • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
  • render up the prisoners
  • render the town to the enemy
  • fork over the money

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• adjective satellite resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
  bifurcate; pronged; forficate; prongy; biramous; branched; forked.
  
  • the biramous appendages of an arthropod
  • long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
  • a forked river
  • a forked tail
  • forked lightning
  • horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots

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Fork"-tailed` adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.

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• noun a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
  chain lightning.
  

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• a kind of hayfork, consisting of bar with hinged barbs at one end a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.

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• . (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is drawn out of the mine. Ure.

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• noun a fork intended for eating salads
  

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• noun pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia
  Psilotum nudum.
  

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• the branches into which it divides, or which come together to form it; the place where separation or union takes place.

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• to hand or pay over, as money. Slang

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• noun long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)
  

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• a long-handled fork for toasting bread, cheese, or the like, by the fire.

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• noun a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments
  

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• (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for ascertaining the pitch of tunes.

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Two"-forked` adjective

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1. Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.

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• a strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds; called also weeding iron.

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