adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/fɔː(ɹ)kt/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)kt
CMU ARPABET:F AO1 R K T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.
A baidarka has a forked bow.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having forks (parts into which anything is furcated or divided).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A three-forked trident.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of fork
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having two meanings with intent to deceive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a sly double meaning
spoke with forked tongue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: double
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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