The meaning of Fork

verb

Divide into two branches or forks.

Usage examples:

Just below cairo the river bifurcates

adjective

Divided into two branches or forks.

Usage examples:

A bifurcate tree

noun

A part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.

Usage examples:

Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple

verb

(of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions.

Usage examples:

Follow this track south until it branches into two

verb

Stretch or spread apart; diverge widely.

Usage examples:

Her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas

adjective

(of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

verb

To go in different directions from the same point, or to become different

Usage examples:

The tone of the final report isn’t likely to diverge much from the earlier report.

verb

If rates, values, or amounts diverge, the difference between them increases

Usage examples:

Tracking errors can cause funds to diverge slightly from the indices they follow., diverge sharply/…

verb

Separate or be separated into parts.

Usage examples:

Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories

noun

A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.

Usage examples:

There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties

verb

To separate into parts or groups, or to cause something to separate in such a way

Usage examples:

[ t ] divide the cake into six equal parts., [ i ] the votes divided equally for and against the pr…

verb

Divide into two or more branches; fork.

Usage examples:

Lines of descent furcating from a common source

adjective

Divided into two or more branches; forked.

Usage examples:

The furcated branches are commonly bifurcated or, less commonly, trifurcated one or two times, but …

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

Usage examples:

Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

verb

Form branches or offshoots.

Usage examples:

The shrub ramifies almost from the base and can grow 1 to 3 metres high

verb

To spread and develop many parts or branches, or to make something do this

Usage examples:

An elaborate system of canals was built, leading away from the thames and ramifying throughout the …

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

verb

Divide (something that has already been divided or that is a separate unit).

Usage examples:

The heading was subdivided into eight separate sections

verb

To divide something into smaller parts