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noun

forklift

FAWRK-lihft
noun
1
A small vehicle with two prongs at the front used to lift and move heavy loads.
"The warehouse worker used a forklift to stack the pallets."
verb
1
To move something using a forklift.
"They forklifted the crates onto the truck."

How to Use Forklift

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA vehicle used in warehouses and factories to lift and carry heavy pallets and crates.

Word Forms

forklifted past tense, forklifts plural, forklifts singular

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Etymology

From fork + lift.

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