Definition of pitchfork in English:

pitchfork

noun ˈpɪtʃfɔːkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk

A farm tool with a long handle and two sharp metal prongs, used for lifting hay.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the end, he had to drag her out of the house, only to be greeted by a flock of angry looking villagers, mostly holding pitchforks and axes.
- Kathryn grinned and placed the pitchfork in the wheelbarrow, which she moved to the manure pile quickly.
- They were all holding low quality weapons, ranging from rusty shortswords and axes, to common farming tools like rakes, hoes and pitchforks.
- Some villagers fought back with whatever they could find, pitchforks, axes, swords, anything.
- My friends would hunt me down with sharp jewelry and chap sticks if no pitchforks were available.
- Charles took it and tied it around the pitchfork's handle.
- Startled, Jack leaped backward, stepping on a dirty pitchfork, and got slapped in the back by its handle.
- I saw people washing clothes in a stream and elderly women tossing hay with pitchforks.
- ‘Make yourself useful,’ I said, dumping a pitchfork full of manure and straw into the wheelbarrow.
- Squirming, goggle-eyed demons equipped with whips and pitchforks lurk in every crevice.
- However, here in North Yorkshire do we apply the Luddite mentality and return to the pitchfork and scythe?
- It does have some decent scenes of horror, including an impaling with a pitchfork and a sickle.
- The crowd was made up ‘mostly of women,’ armed with clubs, axes, pitchforks, and firearms and carrying icons and banners.
- He arranged two lines of men with flails, clubs, pitchforks, sickles, and reaping hooks.
- Jaro looked through a crack, and saw most of the town outside, waving pitchforks.
- I placed them outside of her stall and went to get some fresh hay and a pitchfork to clean the stall.
- Some used plows, pitchforks, and smiths' hammers.
- The pitchfork, with its twin references to farming and going to hell in a handcart, aptly remains.
- A couple of farm workers had collected pitchforks.
- The whole idea that the entire country took to arms with pitchforks and scythes is also a fallacy.

verb ˈpɪtʃfɔːkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk

1with object and adverbial of direction Lift with a pitchfork.
once mixed, the sticky mass is pitchforked up on to the walls
Synonyms
heavily, strongly, intensely, in torrents, in sheets, cats and dogs
1. 1.1 Thrust (someone) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation.
  he was pitchforked into the job for six months
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even now, as the so-called leader of the NDA, his opinion was that ex-Ministers who lost the Lok Sabha elections should not be pitchforked into the Rajya Sabha.
  This has pitchforked the EC into a role that it was never envisaged for and one that raises a number of questions.
  And being suddenly pitchforked into that select group of classmates after twenty years away from such environment, I immediately felt at home and quickly realized I readily could keep up with the group.
  A year after he first played for New South Wales here at the SCG, he was pitchforked into the Australia team at 20.
  In 1978 he set a world record in 400m Freestyle and then came the Moscow triumph which pitchforked him among the greats.
  That at once is pitchforking me into a full review of the whole of the case.
  Several persons unfit to hold public office were pitchforked into high office.
  Tiger Pataudi, following the nasty injury to Nari Contractor in the West Indies, was pitchforked when he did not even know Indian cricket so well.
  With Sachin Tendulkar out through injury and Sourav Ganguly likely to stay on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see who Chappell pitchforks into the opening slot alongside Virender Sehwag.
  Declan, a young Irishman, noticeable for his startlingly burnished red hair, on the run from the law, and Lin, one of a small Chinese party searching for gold, are pitchforked into a macrocosm of greed, discomfort and ruthlessness.
  The youngster, pitchforked in 2002 from nowhere into a National senior camp for a Four-Nation event, had attracted Indian Hockey Federation chief K. P. S. Gill's attention on television then.
  Being pitchforked into weekend psuedoparenthood is very, very frightening.

Origin

Late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch¹ (because the tool is used for ‘pitching’ or throwing sheaves on to a stack).

Definition of pitchfork in US English:

pitchfork

nounˈpiCHˌfôrkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk

A farm tool with a long handle and sharp metal prongs, used especially for lifting hay.
Example sentencesExamples
- He arranged two lines of men with flails, clubs, pitchforks, sickles, and reaping hooks.
- I placed them outside of her stall and went to get some fresh hay and a pitchfork to clean the stall.
- Jaro looked through a crack, and saw most of the town outside, waving pitchforks.
- Squirming, goggle-eyed demons equipped with whips and pitchforks lurk in every crevice.
- Kathryn grinned and placed the pitchfork in the wheelbarrow, which she moved to the manure pile quickly.
- Some villagers fought back with whatever they could find, pitchforks, axes, swords, anything.
- ‘Make yourself useful,’ I said, dumping a pitchfork full of manure and straw into the wheelbarrow.
- It does have some decent scenes of horror, including an impaling with a pitchfork and a sickle.
- The whole idea that the entire country took to arms with pitchforks and scythes is also a fallacy.
- A couple of farm workers had collected pitchforks.
- The pitchfork, with its twin references to farming and going to hell in a handcart, aptly remains.
- The crowd was made up ‘mostly of women,’ armed with clubs, axes, pitchforks, and firearms and carrying icons and banners.
- In the end, he had to drag her out of the house, only to be greeted by a flock of angry looking villagers, mostly holding pitchforks and axes.
- Charles took it and tied it around the pitchfork's handle.
- However, here in North Yorkshire do we apply the Luddite mentality and return to the pitchfork and scythe?
- They were all holding low quality weapons, ranging from rusty shortswords and axes, to common farming tools like rakes, hoes and pitchforks.
- My friends would hunt me down with sharp jewelry and chap sticks if no pitchforks were available.
- Startled, Jack leaped backward, stepping on a dirty pitchfork, and got slapped in the back by its handle.
- I saw people washing clothes in a stream and elderly women tossing hay with pitchforks.
- Some used plows, pitchforks, and smiths' hammers.

verbˈpiCHˌfôrkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk

1with object and adverbial of direction Lift with a pitchfork.
Synonyms
heavily, strongly, intensely, in torrents, in sheets, cats and dogs
1. 1.1 Thrust (someone) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation.
  a woman of ordinary intellect pitchforked into power by circumstances
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tiger Pataudi, following the nasty injury to Nari Contractor in the West Indies, was pitchforked when he did not even know Indian cricket so well.
  Several persons unfit to hold public office were pitchforked into high office.
  This has pitchforked the EC into a role that it was never envisaged for and one that raises a number of questions.
  That at once is pitchforking me into a full review of the whole of the case.
  A year after he first played for New South Wales here at the SCG, he was pitchforked into the Australia team at 20.
  Being pitchforked into weekend psuedoparenthood is very, very frightening.
  In 1978 he set a world record in 400m Freestyle and then came the Moscow triumph which pitchforked him among the greats.
  Even now, as the so-called leader of the NDA, his opinion was that ex-Ministers who lost the Lok Sabha elections should not be pitchforked into the Rajya Sabha.
  And being suddenly pitchforked into that select group of classmates after twenty years away from such environment, I immediately felt at home and quickly realized I readily could keep up with the group.
  The youngster, pitchforked in 2002 from nowhere into a National senior camp for a Four-Nation event, had attracted Indian Hockey Federation chief K. P. S. Gill's attention on television then.
  With Sachin Tendulkar out through injury and Sourav Ganguly likely to stay on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see who Chappell pitchforks into the opening slot alongside Virender Sehwag.
  Declan, a young Irishman, noticeable for his startlingly burnished red hair, on the run from the law, and Lin, one of a small Chinese party searching for gold, are pitchforked into a macrocosm of greed, discomfort and ruthlessness.

Origin

Late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch (because the tool is used for ‘pitching’ or throwing sheaves on to a stack).

单词	pitchfork
释义	Definition of pitchfork in English: pitchfork noun ˈpɪtʃfɔːkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk A farm tool with a long handle and two sharp metal prongs, used for lifting hay. Example sentencesExamples In the end, he had to drag her out of the house, only to be greeted by a flock of angry looking villagers, mostly holding pitchforks and axes. Kathryn grinned and placed the pitchfork in the wheelbarrow, which she moved to the manure pile quickly. They were all holding low quality weapons, ranging from rusty shortswords and axes, to common farming tools like rakes, hoes and pitchforks. Some villagers fought back with whatever they could find, pitchforks, axes, swords, anything. My friends would hunt me down with sharp jewelry and chap sticks if no pitchforks were available. Charles took it and tied it around the pitchfork's handle. Startled, Jack leaped backward, stepping on a dirty pitchfork, and got slapped in the back by its handle. I saw people washing clothes in a stream and elderly women tossing hay with pitchforks. ‘Make yourself useful,’ I said, dumping a pitchfork full of manure and straw into the wheelbarrow. Squirming, goggle-eyed demons equipped with whips and pitchforks lurk in every crevice. However, here in North Yorkshire do we apply the Luddite mentality and return to the pitchfork and scythe? It does have some decent scenes of horror, including an impaling with a pitchfork and a sickle. The crowd was made up ‘mostly of women,’ armed with clubs, axes, pitchforks, and firearms and carrying icons and banners. He arranged two lines of men with flails, clubs, pitchforks, sickles, and reaping hooks. Jaro looked through a crack, and saw most of the town outside, waving pitchforks. I placed them outside of her stall and went to get some fresh hay and a pitchfork to clean the stall. Some used plows, pitchforks, and smiths' hammers. The pitchfork, with its twin references to farming and going to hell in a handcart, aptly remains. A couple of farm workers had collected pitchforks. The whole idea that the entire country took to arms with pitchforks and scythes is also a fallacy. verb ˈpɪtʃfɔːkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk 1with object and adverbial of direction Lift with a pitchfork. once mixed, the sticky mass is pitchforked up on to the walls Synonyms heavily, strongly, intensely, in torrents, in sheets, cats and dogs 1.1 Thrust (someone) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation. he was pitchforked into the job for six months Example sentencesExamples Even now, as the so-called leader of the NDA, his opinion was that ex-Ministers who lost the Lok Sabha elections should not be pitchforked into the Rajya Sabha. This has pitchforked the EC into a role that it was never envisaged for and one that raises a number of questions. And being suddenly pitchforked into that select group of classmates after twenty years away from such environment, I immediately felt at home and quickly realized I readily could keep up with the group. A year after he first played for New South Wales here at the SCG, he was pitchforked into the Australia team at 20. In 1978 he set a world record in 400m Freestyle and then came the Moscow triumph which pitchforked him among the greats. That at once is pitchforking me into a full review of the whole of the case. Several persons unfit to hold public office were pitchforked into high office. Tiger Pataudi, following the nasty injury to Nari Contractor in the West Indies, was pitchforked when he did not even know Indian cricket so well. With Sachin Tendulkar out through injury and Sourav Ganguly likely to stay on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see who Chappell pitchforks into the opening slot alongside Virender Sehwag. Declan, a young Irishman, noticeable for his startlingly burnished red hair, on the run from the law, and Lin, one of a small Chinese party searching for gold, are pitchforked into a macrocosm of greed, discomfort and ruthlessness. The youngster, pitchforked in 2002 from nowhere into a National senior camp for a Four-Nation event, had attracted Indian Hockey Federation chief K. P. S. Gill's attention on television then. Being pitchforked into weekend psuedoparenthood is very, very frightening. Origin Late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch¹ (because the tool is used for ‘pitching’ or throwing sheaves on to a stack). Definition of pitchfork in US English: pitchfork nounˈpiCHˌfôrkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk A farm tool with a long handle and sharp metal prongs, used especially for lifting hay. Example sentencesExamples He arranged two lines of men with flails, clubs, pitchforks, sickles, and reaping hooks. I placed them outside of her stall and went to get some fresh hay and a pitchfork to clean the stall. Jaro looked through a crack, and saw most of the town outside, waving pitchforks. Squirming, goggle-eyed demons equipped with whips and pitchforks lurk in every crevice. Kathryn grinned and placed the pitchfork in the wheelbarrow, which she moved to the manure pile quickly. Some villagers fought back with whatever they could find, pitchforks, axes, swords, anything. ‘Make yourself useful,’ I said, dumping a pitchfork full of manure and straw into the wheelbarrow. It does have some decent scenes of horror, including an impaling with a pitchfork and a sickle. The whole idea that the entire country took to arms with pitchforks and scythes is also a fallacy. A couple of farm workers had collected pitchforks. The pitchfork, with its twin references to farming and going to hell in a handcart, aptly remains. The crowd was made up ‘mostly of women,’ armed with clubs, axes, pitchforks, and firearms and carrying icons and banners. In the end, he had to drag her out of the house, only to be greeted by a flock of angry looking villagers, mostly holding pitchforks and axes. Charles took it and tied it around the pitchfork's handle. However, here in North Yorkshire do we apply the Luddite mentality and return to the pitchfork and scythe? They were all holding low quality weapons, ranging from rusty shortswords and axes, to common farming tools like rakes, hoes and pitchforks. My friends would hunt me down with sharp jewelry and chap sticks if no pitchforks were available. Startled, Jack leaped backward, stepping on a dirty pitchfork, and got slapped in the back by its handle. I saw people washing clothes in a stream and elderly women tossing hay with pitchforks. Some used plows, pitchforks, and smiths' hammers. verbˈpiCHˌfôrkˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk 1with object and adverbial of direction Lift with a pitchfork. Synonyms heavily, strongly, intensely, in torrents, in sheets, cats and dogs 1.1 Thrust (someone) suddenly into an unexpected and difficult situation. a woman of ordinary intellect pitchforked into power by circumstances Example sentencesExamples Tiger Pataudi, following the nasty injury to Nari Contractor in the West Indies, was pitchforked when he did not even know Indian cricket so well. Several persons unfit to hold public office were pitchforked into high office. This has pitchforked the EC into a role that it was never envisaged for and one that raises a number of questions. That at once is pitchforking me into a full review of the whole of the case. A year after he first played for New South Wales here at the SCG, he was pitchforked into the Australia team at 20. Being pitchforked into weekend psuedoparenthood is very, very frightening. In 1978 he set a world record in 400m Freestyle and then came the Moscow triumph which pitchforked him among the greats. Even now, as the so-called leader of the NDA, his opinion was that ex-Ministers who lost the Lok Sabha elections should not be pitchforked into the Rajya Sabha. And being suddenly pitchforked into that select group of classmates after twenty years away from such environment, I immediately felt at home and quickly realized I readily could keep up with the group. The youngster, pitchforked in 2002 from nowhere into a National senior camp for a Four-Nation event, had attracted Indian Hockey Federation chief K. P. S. Gill's attention on television then. With Sachin Tendulkar out through injury and Sourav Ganguly likely to stay on the sidelines, it will be interesting to see who Chappell pitchforks into the opening slot alongside Virender Sehwag. Declan, a young Irishman, noticeable for his startlingly burnished red hair, on the run from the law, and Lin, one of a small Chinese party searching for gold, are pitchforked into a macrocosm of greed, discomfort and ruthlessness. Origin Late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb pitch (because the tool is used for ‘pitching’ or throwing sheaves on to a stack).
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