fork

An instrument for eating, with 3 or 4 sharp points called tines, all in the same direction.

Example: I ate with my fork.

A place where one thing becomes two.

Example: She came to a fork in the road.

A situation where two or more enemy pieces are in danger from the same piece.

Example: He moved his queen and caught me in a fork.

To split, become two.

Example: The road forks there.

To move something with a fork.

Example: He forked food into his mouth.