forge
IPA: fˈɔrdʒ
noun
- A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- The act of beating or working iron or steel.
- (computing) A Web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
- A surname from Old French.
verb
- (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
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Examples of "forge" in Sentences
- That is your mind forged manacle.
- All the gold in the universe was forged by a supernova.
- The earliest process was conducted in the finery forge.
- He is the forge god and is the creator of forms and war.
- If the horrible bewilderment returns, you must forge on.
- Kotar was the Canaanite patron god of smiths and the forge.
- The puzzle ring in the book is forged in the shape of a rose.
- The workpiece is transported to and from the forge using tongs.