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to pitchfork

to pitchfork

1 3.6
To lift or move things using a long-handled tool with wide sharp prongs
  • verb
  • /ˈpɪtʃfɔrk/
translation icon : cargar con la horca
  • He used the pitchfork to lift the hay onto the wagon.

Examples

  • The offending poster had been rapidly removed, and at last the late afternoon sunshine, a drifting smell of pitchforked steak, and some serious Buck Calder sweet talk seemed to have prevailed.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • And the ridiculous attempts to pitchfork Douglas Murray, which go on.

  • But those actions also do not excuse some pitchforked internet mob going after them and trying to ruin their careers, if not worse.

    Blog text (2)

  • After collecting the leaves, she decided to pitchfork them into a large bag.

  • The farmer taught his son how to pitchfork the straw into the barn.

Synonyms

to shovel
vsto pitchfork
85 1.0

To move or dig material with a wide blade and handle

focuses on lifting with tines rather than scooping with a blade
to fork
vsto pitchfork
8 6.6

To lift things using a long-handled tool with prongs

is the same action but named for a long handled farm tool
to spade
vsto pitchfork
1 2.5

To dig or move earth using a long tool with a flat blade

emphasizes lifting or moving rather than primary earth digging

Surface Forms

pitchfork infinitive
pitchforked past
pitchforked past participle
pitchforking present participle
pitchforks third person singular

Morphology

pitchfork = pitchfork (transparent) = pitch + fork

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the noun 'pitchfork' meaning to use a pitchfork.

Etymology

The verb pitchfork comes from the tool pitchfork. It means to lift or toss something with that long pronged fork, so to pitchfork hay is to 'pitch' or 'throw' it into a pile.