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1. forge - noun

· furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

Hypernym(s): furnace




2. forge - noun

· a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

Synonym(s): smithy

Hypernym(s): workplace, work




3. forge - verb

· create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

Synonym(s): hammer

Hypernym(s): beat




4. forge - verb

· make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

Synonym(s): fake, counterfeit

Hypernym(s): re-create




5. forge - verb

· come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

Synonym(s): invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate

Hypernym(s): create_by_mental_act, create_mentally




6. forge - verb

· move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"

Hypernym(s): advance, progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on




7. forge - verb

· move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

Synonym(s): spurt, spirt

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote




8. forge - verb

· make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

Synonym(s): shape, form, work, mold, mould

Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff




9. forge - verb

· make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

Synonym(s): fashion

Hypernym(s): make





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