Tine/taɪn/ Definition 1 of 2Pro Tip 1/3Utensil Specific Use 'tine' to refer to the points on forks or similar tools, not on all sharp objects. Be careful not to touch the sharp tines of the garden rake. Pro Tip 2/3Countable Noun 'Tine' is countable, so talk about one or more tines when describing them. She accidentally bent one tine on her dinner fork. Pro Tip 3/3Damage Description Describe damage to utensils by counting or locating the affected tines. The second tine from the left is missing from my fork.