pitchfork
To toss or carry with a pitchforkTo toss or carry with a pitchfork.
» Stay calm and sharpen pitchforks.
Зберігайте спокій і гостріть вила. — marko
marko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
The hay was soon pitchforked onto the wagon.
lift with a pitchfork
(figuratively, transitive)To throw suddenly.
Examples
11 sentencesStay calm and sharpen pitchforks.
Зберігайте спокій і гостріть вила. — marko
Get the pitchforks.
Несіть вила! — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deHolt die Forken! — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Stay calm and sharpen your pitchforks.
The peasantry revolted wielding pitchforks and clubs.
ruКрестьяне восстали, взяв в руки вилы и дубинки. — Balamax
Lorenzo was sharpening the pitchfork with something.
Origin
From Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equFrom Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equivalent to pitch (verb) + fork (i.e. "a fork used for pitching or throwing material, like hay"). The figurative sense (noun sense 4) is an allusion to a crowd of farmers wielding their farm tools as weapons.
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Forms
pitchforks, pitchforking, pitchforked, pitchforked| Base form | pitchfork · to pitchfork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pitchforks |
| Present participle | pitchforking |
| Past simple | pitchforked |
| Past participle | pitchforked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle