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Meanings of forked in English

Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches.

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Having two meanings with intent to deceive.

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Examples for "double"
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Iberia and emerging markets including eastern Europe and India saw double-digit growth.
Reuters
2
In addition; it might be a good idea to double-check incoming information.
The South African
3
Netflix has said its U.S. content costs will almost double this year.
Reuters
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BASKETBALL:Basketball Ireland received a rare double dose of positive press this week.
The Irish Times
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However, a plan to double its opening hours requires eight new staff.
The Irish Times
Usage of forked in English
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Flash succeeds flash; the lightning in forked streaks darting through the air.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
2
The forked tongue, lightning-like, ran in and out upon the copper skin.
At the Earth's Core
3
A little further and the road forked-themain one followed the shore.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
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He had hunted in the mountains while forked lightning flashed around him.
Sergeant York And His People
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The road forked, and the guards guided the elves to the left.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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People obligingly forked out of Dandine's path as he kept going backward.
Internecine
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The river forked around an island-andthe zombies don't usually cross water.
Burning up
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The road must have forked, and I have gone the wrong way.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 / A Maga...
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Beyond them, lightning forked down from the lowering clouds over the water.
Oracle's Queen
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The gentlemen forked away gallantly, and the tankards were not running over.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 184...
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The forked-Android tablet's app store includes Hulu, Netflix and other streaming services.
Wired
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Jane Grigson in her Fruit Book suggests forked sticks under the branches.
The Irish Times
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The lectures, the bullying, the signs forked in secret behind her back.
Runemarks
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Ali coming up, pinned it to the ground with a forked stick.
In the Eastern Seas
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The street forked here-itmight have been either way-byswerving a little.
Mr. Achilles
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At the back of the room, several doors forked away into darkness.
Library of Souls
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United Kingdom
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