forkfork1 /fɔrk/ ●●● noun [countable] 1 a tool used for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points: knives, forks, and spoons2a place where a road or river divides into two parts: Turn left at the fork in the road.3a tool with a handle and three or four points, used for digging and breaking up soil: a gardening fork4a pitchfork [Origin: Old English forca, from Latin furca]