forge Definition

forge¹
noun

1. A special furnace for heating metal, especially iron, prior to shaping it.
2. The workshop of a blacksmith, where metal is heated and shaped into horseshoes, tools, etc.

verb forged, forging

1a. To shape metal by heating and hammering, or by heating and applying pressure more gradually.
1b. To make or shape (something abstract)

Thesaurus: make, construct, create, devise, shape, hammer out, fashion, form, mould.
2. To make an imitation of (a signature, document, banknote, etc) for a dishonest or fraudulent purpose.

Derivative: forgeable
adj

Derivative: forger
noun

Someone who counterfeits banknotes, documents, etc.
Thesaurus: counterfeiter, falsifier, faker, coiner, framer, fabricator, contriver.

Etymology: 13c: French, from Latin fabrica workshop.

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forge²
verb

intr
forged, forging
1. To progress swiftly and steadily.

Example: forged through the forest at breakneck speed
Thesaurus: progress, proceed, advance, gain ground, make headway, make great strides, press on, push on.

Etymology: 18c.

Phrasal Verb: forge ahead

To forge.To take the lead.