forge

noun

  1. 1

    a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

  2. 2

    furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

verb

  1. 1

    come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

    excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

  2. 2

    make a copy of with the intent to deceive

    he faked the signature

    they counterfeited dollar bills

  3. 3

    make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

    She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks

  4. 4

    make something, usually for a specific function

    She molded the rice balls carefully

    Form cylinders from the dough

  5. 5

    create by hammering

    hammer the silver into a bowl

    forge a pair of tongues

  6. 6

    move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

  7. 7

    move ahead steadily

    He forged ahead

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