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pitchfork

/ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːk/

2 entries

noun

/ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːk/B1formal
  • ruРучной инструмент с длинной рукояткой и острыми широко расставленными зубьями, используемый для подъёма и перебрасывания сена или соломы.

A hand tool with a long handle and sharp, widely spaced prongs, used for lifting and pitching hay or straw.

  1. Farming toolB1formal

    A long-handled hand tool with sharp, widely spaced prongs used for lifting and pitching hay or straw.

    ruСельскохозяйственный инструмент

    • The farmer used a pitchfork to toss the hay into the loft.
    • He leaned the pitchfork against the barn wall.
    • She grabbed a pitchfork to help with the harvest.

    Synonymsfork

Forms
  • pitchforks plural form
  • pitchforks' possessive plural form
  • pitchfork's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːrk/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий поднимать или бросать что-либо вилами, или резко отстранять кого-либо от должности или роли.

A verb meaning to lift or throw something with a pitchfork, or to abruptly remove someone from a position or role.

  1. Lift with a pitchforkB2formal

    To lift, toss, or move something using a pitchfork, typically hay or straw.

    ruПоднимать вилами

    • The farmer pitchforked the hay into the loft.
    • He pitchforked the straw onto the cart.
    • They pitchforked the bales of hay into the barn.

    Synonymsforkpitch

Forms
  • pitchforked past participle
  • pitchforked past simple
  • pitchforking present participle
  • pitchforks third person singular