Forging

forge ¹  (fôrj, frj)

n.

1. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.

2. A workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought iron.

v. forged, forg·ing, forg·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.

b. To form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press.

2. To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort: forge a treaty; forge a close relationship.

3. To fashion or reproduce for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit: forge a signature.

v.intr.

1. To work at a forge or smithy.

2. To make a forgery or counterfeit.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *faurga, from Latin fabrica, from faber, worker.]

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forgea·bili·ty n.

forgea·ble adj.

forger n.

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forge ²  (fôrj, frj)

intr.v. forged, forg·ing, forg·es

1. To advance gradually but steadily: forged ahead through throngs of shoppers.

2. To advance with an abrupt increase of speed: forged into first place with seconds to go.

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[Probably from forge.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

forging - shaping metal by heating and hammering formation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape