1. v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. a make (money etc.) in fraudulent imitation. b write (a document or signature) in order to pass it off as written by another.
2 fabricate, invent.
3 shape (esp. metal) by heating in a fire and hammering.
--n.
1. a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.
2 a a furnace or hearth for melting or refining metal. b a workshop containing this.
Derivatives:
forgeable adj. forger n.
Etymology: ME f. OF forge (n.), forger (v.) f. L fabricare FABRICATE 2. v.intr. move forward gradually or steadily.
Phrases and idioms:
forge ahead 1 take the lead in a race.
2 move forward or make progress rapidly.
Etymology: 18th c.: perh. an aberrant pronunc. of FORCE(1)