—fork /fɔːk/ aep /fɔːrk/
noun [C] (DIVISION)
► F0 a place where a road, river, etc. divides into two parts, or either of those two parts: » When you reach a fork in the road take the right-hand path.» Take the left-hand fork.See picture: fork in the road 
Thesaurus+: ↑Road junctions
noun [C] (FOOD)
► A2 a small object with three or four points and a handle, that you use to pick up food and eat with: » a knife and fork.See picture: fork (cutlery) Thesaurus+: ↑Cutlery
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Extra Examples:» She prodded the cake with her fork to see if it was cooked.» Prick the skin of the potatoes with a fork before baking them.» You'll find the knives and forks in the left-hand drawer.» He prodded at the fish with his fork a few times, but he didn't eat a mouthful.» Your table manners are appalling - don't you know how to use a knife and fork?noun [C] (GARDEN)
► F0 a tool with a long handle and three or four points, used for digging and breaking soil into pieces: » a garden fork.See picture: garden fork Thesaurus+: ↑Gardening tools , ↑Tools
verb (DIVIDE) ↑Verb Endings for fork
F0 [I] If a road or river forks, it divides into two parts:
» The pub is near where the road forks.Thesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingThesaurus+: ↑Road junctionsF0 [I + adv/prep] UK to turn in one of two different directions:
» Fork left/right where the road divides.Thesaurus+: ↑Separating and dividingThesaurus+: ↑Road junctionsverb [T] (GARDEN) ↑Verb Endings for fork
► F0 to move or dig something with a forkThesaurus+: ↑Digging