forge
Other forms: forged; forging; forges
Have you ever seen a blacksmith make a horseshoe? Well, no, probably not, but they use a special furnace which is called a forge, and "to forge something" is also the act of bashing that hot object into shape.
Forge has also taken on the more general sense of creating something. A new philosophy or art form might have been forged, as might an alibi or an excuse. To forge something also has the meaning of faking something, such as a painting or a signature with the intent to deceive. It can also mean to move ahead in a steady manner, either physically or metaphorically, much like those solid, regular blows of the blacksmith's hammer.
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create by hammering
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furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shapingtype of:furnacean enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
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a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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make a copy of with the intent to deceive
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move ahead steadily
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move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
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make something, usually for a specific functiontypes:carveform by carvingchipform by chippinglayermake or form a layercut outform and create by cutting outmachineturn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinerygrindshape or form by grindingstampform or cut out with a mold, form, or diepuddlesubject to puddling or form by puddlingbeatshape by beatingpreformform or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehandpreformform into a shape resembling the final, desired onemoundform into a rounded elevationhillform into a hillroughcastshape roughlysintercause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without meltingthrowmake on a potter's wheelgouge outmake gouges into a surfacerabbetcut a rectangular groove intomound overform a mound oversand castpour molten metal into a mold of sandhammercreate by hammeringfretcarve a pattern intotype of:
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make out of components (often in an improvising manner)synonyms: fashion
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effortsynonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, invent
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Vocabulary lists containing forge
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From insincere displays of emotion to falsely labeled products to outright lies, there are unfortunately a lot of ways to be dishonest or fake. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
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