ALL meanings of forked
forked
F f - noun Technical meaning of forked (jargon) (Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an inadvertent fork bomb. 1
- adjective forked having a fork or fork-like branches. 1
- adjective forked zigzag, as lightning. 1
- idioms forked to speak with / have a forked tongue, to speak deceitfully; attempt to deceive. 1
- noun forked an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools. 1
- noun forked something resembling or suggesting this in form. 1
- noun forked tuning fork. 1
- noun forked Machinery. yoke1 (def 9). 1
- noun forked a division into branches. 1
- noun forked the point or part at which a thing, as a river or a road, divides into branches: Bear left at the fork in the road. 1
- noun forked either of the branches into which a thing divides. 1
- noun forked Horology. (in a lever escapement) the forked end of the lever engaging with the ruby pin. 1
- noun forked a principal tributary of a river. 1
- noun forked the support of the front wheel axles of a bicycle or motorcycle, having the shape of a two-pronged fork. 1
- noun forked the barbed head of an arrow. 1
- verb with object forked to pierce, raise, pitch, dig, etc., with a fork. 1
- verb with object forked to make into the form of a fork. 1
- verb with object forked Chess. to maneuver so as to place (two opponent's pieces) under simultaneous attack by the same piece. 1
- verb with object forked Digital Technology. to copy (the source code) from a piece of software and develop a new version independently, with the result of producing two unique pieces of software. 1
- verb without object forked to divide into branches: Turn left where the road forks. 1
- verb without object forked to turn as indicated at a fork in a road, path, etc.: Fork left and continue to the top of the hill. 1
- adjective forked divided into two branches 1
- adjective forked person's tongue: deceitful 1
- noun forked Having a divided or pronged end or branches; bifurcated. 1
- adjective forked Something that divides into two parts and forms a 'Y' shape can be described as forked. 0
- adjective forked having a fork or forklike parts 0
- adjective forked (in combination) 0
- adjective forked having sharp angles; zigzag 0
- adjective forked insincere or equivocal (esp in the phrase forked tongue) 0
- adjective forked having a fork or forks; divided into branches; cleft 0
- adjective forked having prongs 0
- verb forked simple past tense and past participle of fork. 0
- adjective forked That splits into two or more directions, or parts. 0