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Noun: forging for-jing- Shaping metal by heating and hammering
Verb: forge forj- Create by hammering
"forge a pair of tongues"; - hammer - Make a copy of with the intent to deceive
"She forged a Green Card"; - fake, counterfeit - Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"forge a way to measure the speed of light"; - invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate - Move ahead steadily
"He forged ahead" - Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- spurt, spirt - Make something, usually for a specific function
"forge a figure"; - shape, form, work, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn] - Make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- fashion
Derived forms: forgings See also: hammered Type of: advance, beat, create by mental act, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, create mentally, formation, go, go on, locomote, make, march on, move, move on, pass on, progress, recreate, re-create, shaping, travel Encyclopedia: Forging Forge, Powys |