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forked
[ fawrkt, fawr-kid ]
forked
/ ˈfɔːkɪdlɪ; fɔːkt; ˈfɔːkɪd /
adjective
- having a fork or forklike parts
- ( in combination )
two-forked
- having sharp angles; zigzag
- insincere or equivocal (esp in the phrase forked tongue )
Derived Forms
- ˈڴǰԱ, noun
- forkedly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڴǰ·· [fawr, -kid-lee], adverb
- ڴǰĻ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ڴǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- to speak with / have a forked tongue, to speak deceitfully; attempt to deceive.
Example Sentences
At one point told the investigation had been suspended, Hannah and Kris forked out even more money for a detailed forensic report, and threatened to make a formal complaint to the police watchdog.
Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.
They may have also forked over $500 to reserve a specific home, which they would only get back if they signed the lease.
The money was to be forked over, the license agreement says, “regardless of how many sales occur or how much revenue is generated.”
She eventually forked out more than double the original quoted cost of a ticket for an Oasis show.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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