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forks over

forks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fork over.

Meaning of fork over

Verb

fork over (third-person singular simple present forks over, present participle forking over, simple past and past participle forked over)

  1. (transitive) To turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.
    • I forked over half the allotment this morning.
  2. (US, idiomatic, transitive) To pay, give up or hand over a large amount of money.
    • Hundreds of spectators forked over the 70 bucks for tickets.

Questions about forks over

What is forks over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fork over.

Words near forks over in the dictionary

  1. forkolin
  2. forks
  3. forks in the road
  4. forks off
  5. forks out
  6. forks over
  7. forksful
  8. forkt
  9. forktail
  10. forktails
  11. forkweed

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