forge
/fɔ:dʤ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering: A forge is a workshop or hearth where a blacksmith shapes metal objects by heating them until they are malleable and then hammering them.
- A furnace for heating metal: It can also refer to the specific hearth or furnace where metal is heated before being shaped.
Verb:
- To shape metal by heating and hammering: The primary meaning is to form or shape a metal object through this process.
- To create or form something with effort or skill: To make or bring something into existence, often through skillful effort or improvisation.
- To produce a fraudulent copy or imitation: To make a false or counterfeit version of something, especially a document or signature, with the intent to deceive.
- To move forward steadily or with a sudden increase in effort: To advance or progress, especially with determination against obstacles.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The blacksmith's forge was hot and filled with the sound of hammering.
- He heated the iron in the forge until it was glowing red.
Verb (to shape metal):
- The artisan will forge a beautiful sword from that steel.
- They learned to forge horseshoes at the workshop.
Verb (to create/construct):
- The two companies forged a strong partnership.
- She forged a new career path for herself.
Verb (to counterfeit):
- It is a serious crime to forge a passport.
- He was arrested for attempting to forge the artist's signature.
Verb (to advance):
- Despite the storm, the ship forged ahead.
- She forged through the dense crowd to reach the stage.
Advanced Usage
"To forge ahead": To move forward or make progress with determination and purpose.
- The team decided to forge ahead with the project despite the budget cuts.
"To forge a link/bond": To create a strong connection or relationship.
- The shared experience forged an unbreakable bond between them.
Variants and Related Words
Forger (n): A person who commits forgery, especially of documents or artwork.
- The forger was skilled at imitating old master paintings.
Forgery (n): The crime of falsely making or altering a document, or the fraudulent copy itself.
- The painting was discovered to be a forgery.
Forging (n): The process or product of shaping metal by heating and hammering.
- The forging of the steel beam was a complex process.
Synonyms
- Fabricate: To construct or manufacture, often implying invention.
- Counterfeit: To make an imitation with intent to defraud.
- Hammer out: To shape or work on something diligently until it is finished (often used metaphorically for agreements).
- Advance: To move forward.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Forge ahead: To advance or progress resolutely.
- We must forge ahead with our plans if we want to meet the deadline.
Related Idioms
- To forge one's own path/destiny: To create one's own unique way of life or future through one's own efforts.
- She left the family business to forge her own path as an artist.
Noun
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
Verb
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks
- make something, usually for a specific function
- She molded the rice balls carefully
- Form cylinders from the dough
- shape a figure
- Work the metal into a sword
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- move ahead steadily
- He forged ahead
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- he faked the signature
- they counterfeited dollar bills
- She forged a Green Card
- create by hammering
- hammer the silver into a bowl
- forge a pair of tongues