forge 1
— forgeable , adj. — forger , n.
/fawrj, fohrj/ , v. , forged, forging . n.
v.t.
1. to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2. to form or make, esp. by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
3. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
v.i.
4. to commit forgery.
5. to work at a forge.
6. (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
n.
7. a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
8. the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
[ 1250-1300; ME forgen forgier fabricare to fabricate; see FABRIC ]
Syn. 2. shape, fabricate, manufacture, fashion, mold.
forge 2
/fawrj, fohrj/ , v.i. , forged, forging .
1. to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
2. to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually fol. by ahead ): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
[ 1605-15; orig. uncert. ]