Fork and Shoot

Fork

Fork noun - Cutlery used for serving and eating food.
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Synonyms for Fork

Shoot and fork are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a noun "Fork".

Nearby Words: forked, forking, forkful

Shoot

Shoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.

Fork and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fork" instead a noun "Shoot".

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

Common collocations

time fork time shoot time

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar Bond Villain Stupidity: Cynthia's mercenary has the gang trapped in a warehouse and puts them in a Morton's Fork, rather than just shoot them when he could have.
  • When Legato doesn't so much as acknowledge their presence, they shoot the fork out of his hand, and when Legato still doesn't acknowledge them (instead asking the waiter for a new fork), they fire additional shots around him.
  • Clingy Costume Runaways originally seemed to be going this direction with Chase's fistigons, robotic gloves that shoot fire, but the idea was quickly scrapped, perhaps because the writers realized that Chase would have difficulty performing everyday tasks like holding a fork or getting dressed.
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