Fork
/fษหk/
The meaning and definition of Fork, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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Used in the names of some river tributaries.
โWest Fork White River and East Fork White River join together to form the White River of Indiana.โ
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Any of the software projects resulting from such a split.
โLibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice.โ
verb
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To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.
โFighting for peace is like fucking for virginity.โ
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To put in an extremely difficult or impossible situation.
โI'm afraid they're gonna fuck you on this one.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
branch pitchfork pommel swell bang do it
Origin
From Middle English forke, from Old English force.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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