Added 9 October 2026 forklift /ˈfɔɹklɪft/ noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forklift at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved. verb To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle. Origin From fork + lift. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: wheelbarrowgurneywagontrolleycartchariotsledelevatorliftkneelingmassbulk Back to today's word