forge
1to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
to commit forgery.
to work at a forge.
(of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
Origin of forge
1Other words for forge
Other words from forge
- forge·a·ble, adjective
- forger, noun
- re·forge·a·ble, adjective
- un·forge·a·ble, adjective
Other definitions for forge (2 of 2)
to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
Origin of forge
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How to use forge in a sentence
World leaders’ attempts to forge global AI regulations have been half-hearted and halting.
AI regulators can learn a lesson from the 1967 Outer Space Treaty | Nicolás Rivero | September 11, 2020 | QuartzTurkey, which was the first Muslim-majority nation to recognize the fledgling Jewish state, forged close cooperation on defense and security with Israel in the 1990s.
Palantir Global Head of Business Development Kevin Kawasaki said that while smaller companies may find Palantir’s products useful, the company is focused on forging ties with the largest 6,000 global businesses.
Palantir CEO to investors: Pick a ‘different company’ if you don’t like us | Verne Kopytoff | September 10, 2020 | FortuneThe ants and the bacteria then forged a partnership that now develops, reproduces and evolves as a single unit.
How Two Became One: Origins of a Mysterious Symbiosis Found | Viviane Callier | September 9, 2020 | Quanta MagazineWith a vast cloud of uncertainty blanketing the sport, more than half of all FBS programs are still planning to forge on.
Football Is Coming To Three Of The Power Five Conferences. COVID-19 Is Already There. | Josh Planos | September 8, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
The women had both tried to cross into Lebanon two weeks earlier on forged papers.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday, a lack of provenance often means one of two things: an artifact is forged or an artifact was illegally acquired.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts | Candida Moss | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy resolutely shunning money, his campaign forged alternative tactics, all of which were explained in detail on Healey's blog.
That alliance between the spy agency and the military, forged in Iraq, would forever change the way America fights wars.
Amina forged relationships with these women, visiting their homes and listening as they shared their concerns.
Amid Unrest, Afghan Women Push For Role in Peace Process | Molly Raskin | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn every smithy and factory bowie-knives were being forged with all speed, and 10,000 men were already armed with them.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanBiggert was killed because he was about to expose somebody who had forged that check which is lying on your desk.
She gave all this information to another man—the same man who forged the check which I mentioned before.
The forty thousand dollars which this man had got from the forged check was a small part of the money he needed.
He was under arrest as one who had placed forged English banknotes in circulation in France!
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for forge (1 of 2)
/ (fɔːdʒ) /
a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy
a hearth or furnace used for heating metal
a machine used to shape metals by hammering
(tr) to shape (metal) by heating and hammering
(tr) to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc)
(tr) to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc)
to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery
Origin of forge
1Derived forms of forge
- forgeable, adjective
- forger, noun
British Dictionary definitions for forge (2 of 2)
/ (fɔːdʒ) /
to move at a steady and persevering pace
to increase speed; spurt
Origin of forge
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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