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Adjective forked has 2 senses

bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, forficate, pronged, prongy - resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
Antonym: united (indirect, via divided)
double, forked - having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
Antonyms: unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous (indirect, via equivocal)

Verb fork has 4 senses

pitchfork, fork - lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"
--₁ is one way to lift

Derived form: noun fork₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fork - place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
--₂ is one way to attack, aggress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
--₃ is one way to diverge

Derived forms: noun fork₂, noun forking₁, noun forking₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"
--₄ is one way to shape, form

Derived forms: noun fork₃, noun fork₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something