forking

(noun) the place where something divides into branches. Synonyms: furcation.

(noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches. Synonyms: branching, ramification, fork.

(verb) lift with a pitchfork. Synonyms: pitchfork, fork. Example: "Pitchfork hay."

(verb) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces. Synonyms: fork.

(verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. Synonyms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate. Example: "The road forks."

(verb) shape like a fork. Synonyms: fork. Example: "She forked her fingers."