"forked" meaning in English

See forked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)kt/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kt Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} forked
  1. That splits into two or more directions, or parts. Translations (that splits): δίκροος (díkroos) (Ancient Greek), σχιστός (skhistós) (Ancient Greek), разклонен (razklonen) (Bulgarian), чаталест (čatalest) (Bulgarian), haarautuva (Finnish), halkipäinen [heraldry, hobbies, nobility, monarchy, politics, government, lifestyle] (Finnish), forcado (Galician), glacach (Irish), biforcuto (Italian), bifidus (Latin), tokorera (Maori), tokomanga (Maori), rozwidlony [masculine] (Polish), ਦੁਸਾਂਘੜ (dusāṅghaṛ) (Punjabi), fforchog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-forked-en-adj-tLukPaw7 Disambiguation of 'that splits': 91 9
  2. (possessional) Having forks (parts into which anything is furcated or divided).
    Sense id: en-forked-en-adj-CYqWnVVx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 73 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 72 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 52 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 64 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 71 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 71 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 57 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 14 62 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forken, forkt [obsolete] Related terms: fork, forked lightning, forked riceflower, forked tongue, graft the forked tree, speak with a forked tongue, three-forked

Verb

IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)kt/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forked
  1. simple past and past participle of fork Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fork
    Sense id: en-forked-en-verb-nCVRvIdQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forkt [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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