pitchforking

Pronged tool thrusting

Pitchforking is lifting or moving something with a pitchfork, the long-handled farm tool with prongs used for hay or manure.

Figuratively, it means thrusting someone into a position abruptly or forcibly: He was pitchforked into the CEO role when his predecessor resigned suddenly.

The image suggests being tossed without ceremony.

farming

hay

Dried feed crop

strawTube for sipping
manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
balesTied agricultural packages

haystack · compost · silage · bedding · mucking · stable · pitching · loading · spreading · turning

mob

torches

Portable fire on poles

villagersInhabitants of small settlements
angryFeeling strong displeasure
uprisingOrganized resistance to power

riot · chase · vigilante · peasants · revolt · Frankenstein · storming · townsfolk · rabble · unrest

tossing

heave

Forceful lift or throw

hurlThrow with great force
flingForceful toss, or tryst
throwPropel by arm motion

lob · chuck · toss · hoisting · flinging · catapulting · skyward · arc · trajectory · overhand

Opposites

physical aggression/violence

pitchforkingcuddling

Affectionate close holding

hugging · embracing · caressing · kissing · cradling

manner of handling/moving

pitchforkingcradling

Holding tenderly, protectively

easing · nestling

social reception

pitchforkingwelcoming

Receiving others warmly

celebrating · embracing · feting · cheering · honoring

Family

fork, pitch, forked, pitchfork, forking, pitchforks, pitchforked

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