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forked definition

forked


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fork 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  fork 
 
  Sense  3 
  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate 
  =>  arborize,  arborise 
  =>  twig 
  =>  bifurcate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fork 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  fork 
 
  Sense  3 
  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate 
  =>  arborize,  arborise 
  =>  twig 
  =>  bifurcate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fork 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fork 
 
  4  senses  of  fork 
 
  Sense  1 
  pitchfork,  fork 
  =>  lift 
 
  Sense  2 
  fork 
  =>  attack,  aggress 
 
  Sense  3 
  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate 
  =>  diverge 
 
  Sense  4 
  fork 
  =>  shape,  form 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fork 
 
  fork  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fork 
 
  Sense  1 
  pitchfork,  fork 
  =>  lift 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fork 
  =>  attack,  aggress 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate 
  =>  diverge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  fork 
  =>  shape,  form 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  forked 
  forked  lightning 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fork 
 
  The  verb  fork  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pitchfork,  fork  --  (lift  with  a  pitchfork;  "pitchfork  hay") 
  2.  fork  --  (place  under  attack  with  one's  own  pieces,  of  two  enemy  chess  pieces) 
  3.  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate  --  (divide  into  two  or  more  branches;  "The  road  forks") 
  4.  fork  --  (shape  like  a  fork:  "She  forked  her  fingers") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  forked 
 
  The  adj  forked  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bifurcate,  biramous,  branched,  forked,  pronged,  prongy  --  (resembling  a  fork;  divided  or  separated  into  two  branches;  "the  biramous  appendages  of  an  arthropod";  "long  branched  hairs  on  its  legson  which  pollen  collects";  "a  forked  river";  "a  forked  tail";  "forked  lightning";  "horseradish  grown  in  poor  soil  may  develop  prongy  roots") 
  2.  double,  forked  --  (having  two  meanings  with  intent  to  deceive;  "a  sly  double  meaning";  "spoke  with  forked  tongue") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  forked 
 
  2  senses  of  forked 
 
  Sense  1 
  bifurcate,  biramous,  branched,  forked,  pronged,  prongy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  divided)  ->  united 
 
  Sense  2 
  double,  forked 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  equivocal)  ->  unequivocal,  univocal,  unambiguous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  forked 
 
  2  senses  of  forked 
 
  Sense  1 
  bifurcate,  biramous,  branched,  forked,  pronged,  prongy 
  =>  divided  (vs.  united) 
 
  Sense  2 
  double,  forked 
  =>  equivocal  (vs.  unequivocal),  ambiguous 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  forked 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  forked 
 
  forked  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  forked 
  forked 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fork 
 
  The  verb  fork  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pitchfork,  fork  --  (lift  with  a  pitchfork;  "pitchfork  hay") 
  2.  fork  --  (place  under  attack  with  one's  own  pieces,  of  two  enemy  chess  pieces) 
  3.  branch,  ramify,  fork,  separate  --  (divide  into  two  or  more  branches;  "The  road  forks") 
  4.  fork  --  (shape  like  a  fork:  "She  forked  her  fingers") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  forked 
 
  The  adj  forked  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bifurcate,  biramous,  branched,  forked,  pronged,  prongy  --  (resembling  a  fork;  divided  or  separated  into  two  branches;  "the  biramous  appendages  of  an  arthropod";  "long  branched  hairs  on  its  legson  which  pollen  collects";  "a  forked  river";  "a  forked  tail";  "forked  lightning";  "horseradish  grown  in  poor  soil  may  develop  prongy  roots") 
  2.  double,  forked  --  (having  two  meanings  with  intent  to  deceive;  "a  sly  double  meaning";  "spoke  with  forked  tongue") 



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