<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., such as a utensil for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.</li><li>something resembling or suggesting this in form.</li><li>a division into branches or the point where this division occurs: Bear left at the fork in the road.</li><li>either of the branches into which a thing divides: The right fork will also get you to our farm, but by a longer route.</li><li>a principal tributary of a river.</li><li>tuning fork.</li><li>the divided end of the lever engaging with the ruby pin in horology.</li><li>the support of the front wheel axles of a bicycle or motorcycle, having two parallel prongs.</li><li>the barbed head of an arrow.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to pierce, raise, pitch, dig, etc., with a fork: I forked 50 bales into the hay wagon today.</li><li>to make into the form of a fork.</li><li>(in chess) to maneuver so as to place (two opponent's pieces) under simultaneous attack by the same piece: She managed to fork my rook and queen, and I lost the rook.</li><li>(in computing) to copy the source code from (a piece of software) and develop a new version independently, resulting in two unique pieces of software: They forked the app and added another module.</li><li>(used without object) to divide into branches: Turn left where the road forks.</li><li>to turn as indicated at a fork in a road, path, etc.: Fork left and continue to the top of the hill.</li><li>(informal verb phrase) to hand over; deliver; pay: Fork over the money you owe me!</li></ul>