Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fork over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: fork over
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.

Transitive verb

verb

To pay, give up or hand over a large amount of money.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I forked over half the allotment this morning."
"Hundreds of spectators forked over the 70 bucks for tickets."
"Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk."

Usage

Transitive verb
American usage

Inflected Forms

forks over (present, singular) forking over (participle, present) forked over (participle, past) forked over (past)

Synonyms

hand over fork out fork up turn in deliver render

Questions

What does fork over mean?: To turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.

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