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High Performance Alloys
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forg⋅ing

  [fawr-jing, fohr-]
Use Forging in a Sentence
–noun
1. an act or instance of forging.
2. something forged; a piece of forged work in metal.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see forge 1 , -ing 1
High Performance Alloys
Forgings in Nitronic 50 & 60 Rounds, squares and discs. ISO 9001
www.HPAlloy.com?Nitronic
Steel Forging
Specializing in Custom Forgings Quick Turnaround. Inquire Now!
www.SteelForge.com

forge

1  [fawrj, fohrj] verb, forged, forg⋅ing. noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2. to form or make, esp. by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
3. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
–verb (used without object)
4. to commit forgery.
5. to work at a forge.
6. (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
–noun
7. a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
8. the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME forgen < OF forgier < L fabricāre to fabricate; see fabric

Related forms:
forge⋅a⋅ble, adjective
forger, noun

Synonyms:
2. shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.

forge

2  [fawrj, fohrj]
–verb (used without object), forged, forg⋅ing.
1. to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
2. to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually fol. by ahead): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
Origin:
1605–15; orig. uncert.
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forge 1   (fôrj, fōrj)   
n.  
  1. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.
  2. A workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought iron.
v.   forged, forg·ing, forg·es

v.   tr.
    1. To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.
    2. To form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press.
  2. To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort: forge a treaty; forge a close relationship.
  3. To fashion or reproduce for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit: forge a signature.
v.   intr.
  1. To work at a forge or smithy.
  2. To make a forgery or counterfeit.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *faurga, from Latin fabrica, from faber, worker.]
forge'a·bil'i·ty n., forge'a·ble adj., forg'er n.
forge 2   (fôrj, fōrj)   
intr.v.   forged, forg·ing, forg·es
  1. To advance gradually but steadily: forged ahead through throngs of shoppers.
  2. To advance with an abrupt increase of speed: forged into first place with seconds to go.

[Probably from forge1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Forging

For"ging\, n. 1. The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.

2. The act of counterfeiting.

3. (Mach.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.

There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could be turned out. --London Times.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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