forkliftPronunciation: /ˈfɔːklɪft/Definition of forklift noun (also forklift truck) a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads. verb [with object and adverbial of place] lift and carry (a load) with a forklift truck: he eyed the blocks of compacted garbage being forklifted on to a trailerforklift in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of forklift in the US English dictionary