Fork

1. A utensil with two or more prongs, used for eating or serving food. To eat properly you must learn to eat with a knife, fork and spoon.
2. A bifurcation or separation into two or more prongs used for raising, carrying, piercing, or digging. A pitchfork is an example of such a bifurcation for practical use.
3. The point at which such a bifurcation or separation occurs. We came to a fork in the road; which way shall we go?