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Fork over Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Fork over has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

to surrender someone or something to another

"the guard delivered the criminal to the police"

"render up the prisoners"

"render the town to the enemy"

"fork over the money"

2

To turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.

Example Sentences
"the guard delivered the criminal to the police" verb
"render up the prisoners" verb
"render the town to the enemy" verb
"fork over the money" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pass
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bail give away
Rhyming Words
ver 0ver aver tver ever over hover hiver giver inver never river liver 4ever laver paver raver 5ever tiver saver
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