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| forging | |
| 1. n. A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering). |  |
| forge | |
| 1. n. Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape. | |
| 2. n. Workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them. | |
| 3. n. The act of beating or working iron or steel. | |
| 4. v. (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering. | |
| 5. v. To form or create with concerted effort. | |
| The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters. | |
| 6. v. 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. | |
| 7. v. To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate. | |
| 8. v. (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty. | |
| The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush. | |
| We decided to forge ahead with our plans even though our biggest underwriter backed out. | |
| 9. v. (sometimes as forge ahead) 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. | |
