Sekirov Dictionary

forge

UK /fɔːd͡ʒ/US /fɔɹd͡ʒ/

noun 4
verb 6
forms 5
phrases 2

noun4

A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
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A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
- If the project uses a forge like GitLab, GitHub, or BitBucket, it can be very easy to search all past commit logs […] — 2018
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The act of beating or working iron or steel.
- In the greater bodies the forge was easy. — 1627

verb6

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To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- On Mars's armor forged for proof eterne — 1599
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To form or create with concerted effort.
- The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
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To move forward slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily, especially in the face of resistance or difficulty.
- The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
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To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- He had to forge his ex-wife's signature.
- The jury learned the documents had been forged.
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To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- That paltry story is untrue, / And forged to cheat such gulls as you. — 1662
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To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
- With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
- Let's forge past that runner on the inside.

forms

forged · forging · forges · forgeth · forgest

Phrases with forge

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