forge

1. 1.

   create by hammering

   “hammer the silver into a bowl”

   “forge a pair of tongues”

   Synonymshammer

   Broaderbeat

   Narrowerfoliatedropforge
2. 2.

   make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   “he faked the signature”

   “they counterfeited dollar bills”

   “She forged a Green Card”

   Synonymsfakecounterfeit

   Broaderre-create
3. 3.

   come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

   “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”

   Synonymsinventcontrivedeviseexcogitateformulate

   Broadercreate by mental act
4. 4.

   move ahead steadily

   “He forged ahead”

   Broaderadvance
5. 5.

   move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

   Synonymsspurtspirt

   Broadertravel
6. 6.

   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”

   Synonymsshapeformworkmoldmould

   Broadercreate from raw material

   Narrowercarveswagechiplayercut outmachinegrindstamppuddlebeat
7. 7.

   make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

   “She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks”

   Synonymsfashion

   Broadermake

   Narrowertiecraftsew

1. 1.

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

   Broaderfurnace
2. 2.

   a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

   Synonymssmithy

   Broaderworkplace

   Partsanvildrop forge

Other forms of forge

plural

forges·

past tense

forged·

present participle

forging·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about forge

What does forge mean?

forge means "create by hammering". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in forge?

forge has 1 syllable: forge. In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹdʒ/.

What is another word for forge?

Close synonyms include hammer, fake, counterfeit, invent, contrive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is forge a common word?

forge is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.