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knife and fork

knife and fork verb: to eat with a knife and fork.

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To eat with a knife and fork.
    • Knife and forking a slice of pizza makes you look hoity-toity.

Forms of knife and fork

third-person singular presentknife and forks
present participleknife and forking
past participleknife and forked
pastknife and forked

Words formed from knife and fork

Questions about knife and fork

What does knife and fork mean?
Knife and fork means to eat with a knife and fork.
What part of speech is knife and fork?
Knife and fork is a verb.
What is the past tense of knife and fork?
The past tense of knife and fork is knife and forked.

Words near knife and fork in the dictionary

  1. Knieriems
  2. Knierim
  3. Knierims
  4. Knies
  5. knife
  6. knife and fork
  7. knife arch
  8. knife block
  9. knife blocks
  10. knife control
  11. knife crime

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