forge
Nouns
- (n) furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
- (n) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering smithy,
Verbs
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(v) create by hammering
- hammer the silver into a bowl
- forge a pair of tongues
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(v) make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- he faked the signature
- they counterfeited dollar bills
- She forged a Green Card
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(v) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
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(v) move ahead steadily
- He forged ahead
- (v) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy spirt, spurt,
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(v) 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
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(v) make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks