forge 1
(fôrj)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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *faurga, from Latin fabrica, from faber, worker.]
forge′a·bil′i·ty n.
forge′a·ble adj.
forg′er n.
forge 2
(fôrj)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.
[Probably from forge.]
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forg•er
(ˈfɔr dʒər, ˈfoʊr-)n.
1. a person who forges.
2. a person who commits forgery.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  forger - someone who operates a forge metalworker, smith - someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) |
| 2. | forger - someone who makes copies illegally coiner - a maker of counterfeit coins beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true paperhanger - someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money |
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forger
noun counterfeiter, copier, copyist, falsifier, coiner the most prolific art forger in the country
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forger
nounOne who makes a fraudulent copy of something:
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forger
n → Fälscher(in) m(f)
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forger
[ˈfɔːdʒəʳ] n → falsario/a, contraffattore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
forger
n. falsificador-a, falsario-a.
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