forklift /ˈfɔɹklɪft/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •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.The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves. — 2019 verb1 •To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice. — 2009 formsforklifted · forklifting · forklifts