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  • 62fork — fork1 [ fɔrk ] noun count * 1. ) a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end: knives, forks, and spoons Beat the mixture with a fork to blend the ingredients. 2. ) a garden tool… …

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  • 63fork — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)k[/t]] forks, forking, forked 1) N COUNT A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. ...knives and forks. 2) VERB If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it… …

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  • 64fork — I UK [fɔː(r)k] / US [fɔrk] noun [countable] Word forms fork : singular fork plural forks * 1) a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end knives, forks, and spoons Beat the mixture… …

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  • 65fork out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms fork out : present tense I/you/we/they fork out he/she/it forks out present participle forking out past tense forked out past participle forked out informal to spend money on something, especially …

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  • 66crotch — /krɒtʃ / (say kroch) noun 1. a forked piece, part, support, etc. 2. a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs. 3. the part of a pair of trousers, pants, etc., formed by the joining of the two legs. 4. a piece of… …

  • 67fork — /fɔk / (say fawk) noun 1. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as any of various agricultural tools, or an implement for handling food at table or in cooking. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in… …

  • 68branching — I noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches • Syn: ↑ramification, ↑fork, ↑forking • Derivationally related forms: ↑fork (for: ↑forking), ↑ …

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  • 69fork out — verb to surrender someone or something to another the guard delivered the criminal to the police render up the prisoners render the town to the enemy fork over the money • Syn: ↑hand over, ↑fork over, ↑fork up, ↑ …

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  • 70furcation — noun the place where something divides into branches • Syn: ↑forking • Derivationally related forms: ↑fork (for: ↑forking), ↑furcate • Hypernyms: ↑angular shape, ↑ …

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