English dictionary
forge
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
noun
- furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
verb
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
verb
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
verb
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
verb
- make something, usually for a specific function
verb
- create by hammering
verb
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
verb
- move ahead steadily
Example sentences
excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
he faked the signature
they counterfeited dollar bills
She forged a Green Card
She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks
She molded the rice balls carefully
Form cylinders from the dough
shape a figure
Work the metal into a sword
hammer the silver into a bowl
forge a pair of tongues
He forged ahead