fork in WordNet English dictionary

1. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   "The road forks"
   branch  ramify  fork  furcate  separate 
   
2. shape like a fork
   "She forked her fingers"
   fork 
   
3. place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
   fork 
   
4. lift with a pitchfork
   "pitchfork hay"
   pitchfork  fork 
   

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
   branching  ramification  fork  forking 
   
2. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
   crotch  fork 
   
3. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
   "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
   fork  crotch 
   
4. cutlery used for serving and eating food
   fork 
   
5. an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
   fork