forked

1. imp. & p. p. of Fork Source: opted

2. a. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. Source: opted

3. a. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. Source: opted

4. adj. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches Source: wordnet

5. adj. having two meanings with intent to deceive Source: wordnet

6. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. 2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; -- called also cross double fitché. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points. -- Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice. [Obs.] B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly, adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n. Source: webster

7. j:100 v lift with a pitchfork v place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces v divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork v shape like a fork s resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches s having two meanings with intent to deceive Source: ecdict

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