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- [fawrk oh-ver]
- /fɔrk ˈoʊ vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrk oh-ver]
- /fɔrk ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of fork over words
- noun fork over 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 fork over something resembling or suggesting this in form. 1
- noun fork over tuning fork. 1
- noun fork over Machinery. yoke1 (def 9). 1
- noun fork over a division into branches. 1
- noun fork over 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
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Origin of fork over
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English forke, Old English forca < Latin furca fork, gallows, yoke
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Parts of speech for Fork over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fork over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fork over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fork over
verb fork over
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- waive — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
Antonyms for fork over
verb fork over
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
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