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Fork (Verb)

Place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces.

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

The white knight is attacking the black king and queen, attempting to fork them and gain a significant advantage.
In this position, the bishop can fork both the black king and the queen, forcing the opponent to choose which piece to save.
Black tries to save both pieces by moving the queen, but the white rook is able to fork the king and the queen, putting them in a difficult situation.
The player needs to be careful not to fork their own pieces with the bishop, as this can create a weakness that the opponent can exploit.
If the opponent doesn't see the fork coming, they may move their king into a position where it can be attacked by the white queen, simultaneously forking the king and the knight.

Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Fork the hay into the loft by grabbing a large section with the pitchfork and lifting upwards.
He demonstrated how to fork a large pile of straw by inserting the prongs and swinging the pitchfork back.
As a farmer, she spent most of her day forking bales of hay into the barn.
They made him fork the stack until it was the same height as the other piles.
The two men took turns forking manure into the wagon for later use as fertilizer.