Pitchfork — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

lift with a pitchfork

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪtʃfɔːɹk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪtʃfɔːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪtʃfɔːk/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪtʃfɔːɹk/.

Examples

pitchfork hay

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fork

Parts of Speech

noun	a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
verb	lift with a pitchfork “pitchfork hay”

Word Forms

pitchfork	verb	lift with a pitchfork
pitchfork	noun	a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
fork	noun	an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heugabel

ein langstieliges Handwerkzeug mit scharfen, weit auseinander liegenden Zinken zum Heben und Werfen von Heu

🇫🇷French

fourche

un outil à main à long manche doté de dents pointues et largement espacées pour soulever et lancer le foin

🇪🇸Spanish

horca

una herramienta manual de mango largo con puntas afiladas y muy espaciadas para levantar y lanzar heno

🇮🇹Italian

forcone

uno strumento manuale dal manico lungo con rebbi affilati e ampiamente distanziati per sollevare e lanciare il fieno

🇳🇱Dutch

hooivork

een handgereedschap met lange steel en scherpe, ver uit elkaar geplaatste tanden voor het optillen en gooien van hooi

🇵🇹Portuguese

forcado

uma ferramenta manual de cabo longo com pontas afiadas e espaçadas para levantar e lançar feno

🇷🇺Russian

вилы

ручной инструмент с длинной ручкой и острыми, широко расставленными зубцами для подъема и раскидывания сена.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूखी घास इत्यादि की टाल लगाने का नोकदार डंडा

घास उठाने और घास डालने के लिए दूर-दूर तक फैले नुकीले दांतों वाला एक लंबे हैंडल वाला हाथ का उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

পিচফর্ক

খড় উত্তোলন এবং পিচ করার জন্য তীক্ষ্ণ ব্যাপকভাবে ব্যবধানযুক্ত প্রং সহ একটি দীর্ঘ-হ্যান্ডেল হ্যান্ড টুল

🇮🇳Tamil

பிட்ச்ஃபோர்க்

வைக்கோலைத் தூக்குவதற்கும் பிட்ச்சிங் செய்வதற்கும் கூர்மையான பரந்த இடைவெளிகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு நீண்ட கைக் கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్ఫోర్క్

ఎండుగడ్డిని ఎత్తడానికి మరియు పిచ్ చేయడానికి పదునైన విస్తృత అంతరం ఉన్న ప్రాంగ్‌లతో పొడవైన హ్యాండిల్ చేతి సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

पिचफोर्क

गवत उचलण्यासाठी आणि पिचिंगसाठी तीक्ष्ण मोठ्या अंतरावर असलेल्या प्रॉन्गसह लांब हाताळलेले हात टूल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિચફોર્ક

પરાગરજને ઉપાડવા અને પિચ કરવા માટે તીક્ષ્ણ વ્યાપક અંતરે આવેલા પ્રોન્ગ્સ સાથે લાંબા-હેન્ડલ હેન્ડ ટુલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಚ್ಫೋರ್ಕ್

ಹುಲ್ಲು ಎತ್ತಲು ಮತ್ತು ಪಿಚ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಚೂಪಾದ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಅಂತರದ ಪ್ರಾಂಗ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ದೀರ್ಘ-ಹಿಡಿಯಲಾದ ಕೈ ಉಪಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിച്ച്ഫോർക്ക്

പുല്ല് ഉയർത്തുന്നതിനും പിച്ചവയ്ക്കുന്നതിനുമായി മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വിശാലമായ അകലങ്ങളുള്ള ഒരു നീണ്ട-കൈകൊണ്ട് കൈ ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਚਫੋਰਕ

ਪਰਾਗ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੱਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਦੂਰੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਖੰਭਿਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਮਾ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਹੈਂਡ ਟੂਲ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叉

一种长柄手动工具，带有锋利且间距较大的尖头，用于举起和投掷干草

🇯🇵Japanese

ピッチフォーク

干し草を持ち上げたり投げたりするための、鋭く広く間隔をあけた突起を備えた柄の長い手工具

🇰🇷Korean

긁어 올리다

건초를 들어올리고 던지기 위한 날카롭고 넓은 간격의 갈래가 있는 손잡이가 긴 수공구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây chĩa

một dụng cụ cầm tay có tay cầm dài với các ngạnh sắc bén, cách đều nhau để nâng và ném cỏ khô

🇹🇭Thai

โกย

เครื่องมือช่างด้ามยาวที่มีง่ามแหลมคมสำหรับยกและขว้างหญ้าแห้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

garpu rumput

perkakas tangan bergagang panjang dengan cabang tajam dengan jarak yang lebar untuk mengangkat dan melempar jerami

🇲🇾Malay

garfu rumput

alatan tangan berpegangan panjang dengan serampang tajam jarak luas untuk mengangkat dan melontar jerami

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذراة

أداة يدوية ذات مقبض طويل ذات شوكات حادة متباعدة على نطاق واسع لرفع ونصب التبن

🇮🇷Persian

چنگال

یک ابزار دستی دسته بلند با شاخک های تیز با فاصله زیاد برای بلند کردن و ریختن یونجه

🇹🇷Turkish

dirgen

samanı kaldırmak ve fırlatmak için geniş aralıklı keskin uçlara sahip uzun saplı bir el aleti

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִלשׁוֹן

כלי יד בעל ידית ארוכה עם חודים חדים ברווחים רחבים להרמה והטלת חציר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pitchfork'?

The primary meaning of 'pitchfork' is 'a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay'.

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Using 'pitchfork' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pitchfork' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pitchfork' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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