Synonyms for pitchfork
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
Other
Noun
1. Manure fork — A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into…
Definitions
- v. 1
To throw suddenly.
- n. 1
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
Forms
- Plural
- pitchforks → dungforks…
- Past participle
- pitchforked
e.g. pitchforked → hurled, pitched, forked…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pitchfork | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fork1, hurl1
- 5 letters
- pitch1
- 8 letters
- dungfork