Английский Этимологический словарь - fork
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Fork
fork
- O.E. forca "forked instrument used by torturers," from L. furca "pitchfork," of uncertain origin. Table forks were not generally used in England until 15c. The use of this word in that sense was first in O.N.Fr. forque. The verb "to divide in branches" is from the noun. Fork-lift (truck) first attested 1946.
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funny abbr. Filibuster Over Reactionary Knowledge adult abbr. Frigging Obnoxious Riting Kapitalization ...English abbreviation dictionary
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~1 n 1 a tool used for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points (knives and forks) 2 a garden tool used for digging, with a handle and three or four points (- compare pitchfork1) 3 a place where a road or river divides into two parts, or one of the parts it divides into (Take the left fork then go straight on for two miles.) 4 the forks the parallel metal bars between which the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle is fixed (- see also tuning fork) ~2 v 1 if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two parts 2 fork left/right to travel towards the left or right part of a road when it divides into two parts (Fork left at the bottom of the hill.) 3 to pick up, carry, or turn something over using a fork (He forked some bacon onto a piece of bread.) fork out (sth) phr v informal to spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to + for/on (I had to fork out over -600 on my car when I had it serviced.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(forks, forking, forked) 1. 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. N-COUNT 2. If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it there using a fork. Ann forked some fish into her mouth... He forked an egg onto a piece of bread and folded it into a sandwich. VERB: V n into/onto n, V n into/onto n 3. A garden fork is a tool used for breaking up soil which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. N-COUNT 4. A fork in a road, path, or river is a point at which it divides into two parts and forms a ‘Y’ shape. We arrived at a fork in the road... The road divides; you should take the right fork. N-COUNT: usu with supp 5. If a road, path, or river forks, it forms a fork. Beyond the village the road forked... The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions. VERB: no cont, V, V prep/adv 6. see also tuning fork ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English forca & Anglo-French furke, from Latin furca Date: before 12th century 1. an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging 2. a ~ed part, tool, or piece of equipment 3. a. a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches b. confluence 4. one of the branches into which something ~s 5. an attack by one chess piece (as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously • ~ful noun II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to divide into two or more branches where the road ~s 2. a. to use or work with a ~ b. to turn into a ~ transitive verb 1. to give the form of a ~ to ~ing her fingers 2. to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously 3. to raise, pitch, dig, or work with a ~ ~ hay 4. pay, contribute — used with over, out, or up had to ~ over $5000 • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument with two or more prongs used in eating or cooking. 2 a similar much larger instrument used for digging, lifting, etc. 3 any pronged device or component (tuning-fork). 4 a forked support for a bicycle wheel. 5 a a divergence of anything, e.g. a stick or road, or US a river, into two parts. b the place where this occurs. c either of the two parts (take the left fork). 6 a flash of forked lightning. 7 Chess a simultaneous attack on two pieces by one. --v. 1 intr. form a fork or branch by separating into two parts. 2 intr. take one or other road etc. at a fork (fork left for Banbury). 3 tr. dig or lift etc. with a fork. 4 tr. Chess attack (two pieces) simultaneously with one. Phrases and idioms fork-lift truck a vehicle with a horizontal fork in front for lifting and carrying loads. fork lunch (or supper etc.) a light meal eaten with a fork at a buffet etc. fork out (or up) sl. hand over or pay, usu. reluctantly. Etymology: OE forca, force f. L furca ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) вилка; вилкообразная деталь 2) разветвление, ответвление (напр. русла), развилка (дороги) разветвлять(ся) 3) соединитель с вилочными контактами 4) слияние (потоков) 5) камертон 6) электрон. кварцевый резонатор камертонного типа 7) вчт. ветвление, порождение параллельного процесса 8) вчт. копировать, дублировать 9) мн. ч. вилочный захват (погрузчика) 10) вилы - fork of trousers - auger fork - beet fork - clutch fork - crack fork - fixed forks - gears engagement shifting fork - grapple fork - loader forks - malt shaking fork - pallet forks - retractable forks - road fork - rod elevator fork - rotating forks - selector fork - shifter fork - shuttle forks - telescopic forks - traversing forks - tuning fork - turnbuckle fork - wheel fork ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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вилка вилы разветвление, развилка (дороги) мн.ч.вилочный захват (погрузчика) ballast fork pallet forks rail fork road fork rod fork spading fork ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) вилка 2) вилковый 3) вилкообразный 4) вилочный 5) разветвление 6) рогулька 7) рогуля gear shifting fork — вилка переключения передач tuning fork clock — камертонные часы - bale fork - chance fork - clutch fork - decision fork - digging fork - disengaging fork - fork end - fork lift - fork point - grapple fork - harpoon fork - lever fork - manure fork - pulley fork - random fork - sieve fork - stone fork - tuning fork - two-prong fork - two-pronged fork - universal-joint fork ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) потр. вилка See: flatware 2) потр., с.-х. вилы See: hardware goods 3) торг., трансп. вилка, вилочный захват (вилочного погрузчика) See: fork lift truck ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1) разветвление, ответвление; раздвоение 2) бот. вилочка 3) мол. биол. вилка – DNA-replication fork – replicative fork ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. вилка 2. вилы; рогуля 3. камертон 4. развилина, разветвление 5. ответвление 6. развилка (дорог); стык (дорог) 7. рукав (реки) 8. эл. вилка 9. горн. приямок 10. горн. стойка в мягкой породе 11. воен. вилка; изменение прицела или угломера, соответствующее четырем вероятным отклонениям 12. pl. сл. пальцы 13. pl. сл. виселица Id: fork luncheon —- завтрак а-ля фуршет Id: to play a good knife and fork —- есть с аппетитом; уплетать за обе щеки 14. работать вилами; поднимать вилами to fork hay —- убирать сено вилами 15. разветвляться the road forks here —- здесь дорога разветвляется 16. раздваивать; расщеплять надвое 17. шахм. брать в вилку 18. разг. свернуть на развилке fork left at the motel —- у мотеля сверни налево (поезжай по левой дороге) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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up coll. раскошелиться Every year the tax man expects us to fork up. FORK 1. noun 1) вилка 2) рогатина; вилы 3) камертон 4) разветвление; ответвление 5) развилка (дорог), распутье 6) рукав (реки) 7) вилка (велосипеда) 8) пах forks of flame - языки пламени 2. v. 1) разветвляться 2) работать вилами - fork out - fork up FORK out coll. раскошелиться Father is complaining that he has to fork out more money to the children every week. ...Англо-русский словарь
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