forking Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the place where something divides into branches
   furcation.
   
2. noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
   fork; branching; ramification.
   
3. verb lift with a pitchfork
   fork; pitchfork.
   
   • pitchfork hay
4. verb place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
   fork.
   
5. verb divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   ramify; fork; furcate; branch; separate.
   
   • The road forks
6. verb shape like a fork
   fork.
   
   • She forked her fingers

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