forge

IPA: fˈɔrdʒ

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.

(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.

Examples of "forge" in Sentences

I am now encountering what my dead mother called the forge fire of life, and I will not shun it like a coward.
He writes, "This is a city that fabricates, forgets, and forges its past-in both senses of 'forge'-through misrepresentation and politically motivated fictions".
It's more than just a "forge" - it includes infrastructure for social networking within and between communities as well, and the development team is continuing to enhance these.
I picture a time when a person with sheep has profound power, shearing them and spinning their fleeces, and a person who knows how to work a forge is the reason why transportation is possible, horses needing shoes and meaning business -- not just decoration or a vehicle of recreation.