 forge |
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| 1. | [ verb ] create by hammering | |
| Synonyms: | hammer | |
| Examples: | "hammer the silver into a bowl" "forge a pair of tongues" |
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| Related terms: | beat dropforge foliate hammer forger forging | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a copy of with the intent to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | fake counterfeit | |
| Examples: | "he faked the signature" "they counterfeited dollar bills" She forged a Green Card" |
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| Related terms: | re-create fake forger fakery forgery | |
| 3. | [ verb ] come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | |
| Synonyms: | invent devise formulate contrive excogitate | |
| Examples: | "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" |
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| Related terms: | create_by_mental_act invention planner invention formula inventor excogitator excogitation devisal | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy | |
| Synonyms: | spirt spurt | |
| Related terms: | travel | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | |
| Synonyms: | fashion | |
| Examples: | "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" |
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| Related terms: | make sew tie craft devising | |
| 6. | [ noun ] furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping | |
| Related terms: | furnace | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make something, usually for a specific function | |
| Synonyms: | form shape mould work mold | |
| Examples: | "She molded the riceballs carefully" "Form cylinders from the dough" "shape a figure" "Work the metal into a sword" |
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| Related terms: | create_from_raw_material carve model beat sculpt mound hill machine roughcast swage puddle reshape chip cast sinter handbuild throw stamp preform preform work constitution formation form cast | |
| 8. | [ verb ] move ahead steadily | |
| Examples: | "He forged ahead" |
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| Related terms: | advance | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (work) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | |
| Synonyms: | smithy | |
| Related terms: | workplace anvil drop_forge | |
| Similar spelling: |
Forgey forage forgo Force Forkey forego foresee |
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