pitchfork
/ˈpɪtʃˌfɔrk/
noun
- A tool with a long handle and two or three sharp, curved prongs, used for lifting and throwing hay, straw, or other loose material.
- The farmer used a pitchfork to toss hay into the barn loft.
- She leaned the pitchfork against the fence after finishing her work in the field.
- In the old painting, a man holds a pitchfork while standing next to a haystack.
- A symbol or object associated with rural life, often used in logos or as a decorative item.
- He bought a small wooden pitchfork as a souvenir from the country fair.
- The town's annual festival includes a parade with a giant pitchfork carried by volunteers.
- The restaurant's sign featured a pitchfork to suggest farm-fresh ingredients.
Synonyms
verb
- To lift, toss, or move something with a pitchfork.
- They spent the afternoon pitchforking hay into the trailer.
- The workers pitchforked the compost to turn it over.
- He pitchforked the straw into neat piles for the animals.
- To thrust or throw something roughly or forcefully, as if with a pitchfork.
- She pitchforked the old papers into the recycling bin.
- The angry crowd pitchforked the intruder out of the village.
- He pitchforked the heavy bag onto the truck bed.