forge

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Noun pluralforges

10 meanings of forge

1
verbtransitive
To build or create something through hard, determined work.
Like building a strong friendship slowly over time.
The two countries worked hard to forge a lasting peace.
Over many years, they forged a strong partnership.
Similarbuild, form, establish, create, cement
Oppositebreak
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2
verbtransitive
To make a fake copy of something, like money or a signature, to trick people.
Like copying someone's handwriting to pretend you wrote it.
He tried to forge his father's signature on the check.
She was arrested for forging banknotes.
Similarfake, counterfeit, falsify, copy
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3
verbtransitive
To shape metal by heating it until soft and then hammering it.
Like shaping warm clay, but the metal must be made hot first.
Blacksmiths forge horseshoes over a hot fire.
The smith forged the blade from a single bar of steel.
Similarhammer, shape, fashion, work, beat
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4
verbintransitive
To keep moving forward slowly and steadily, even when it is hard.
Like a heavy boat pushing slowly against a strong current.
Despite the storm, the team continued to forge toward the summit.
The expedition forged ahead through deep snow.
Similarpush, press, plow, advance
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5
verbintransitive
To suddenly speed up and push forward.
Like a runner who suddenly sprints to the front.
She forged ahead and passed the other swimmers.
The cars forge forward when the light turns green.
Similarsurge, shoot, power, race, sprint
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6
verbtransitive
To make up something false, such as a story or excuse.
Like inventing an excuse that never really happened.
It is wrong to forge a story just to avoid blame.
He forged a false reason for missing work.
Similarfabricate, invent, concoct, manufacture
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7
nouncountable
A special fire or furnace used to heat metal before shaping it.
Like an oven, but hot enough to make metal soft.
The blacksmith heated the iron in the forge until it glowed red.
Sparks flew from the forge as he pumped the bellows.
Similarfurnace, hearth
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8
nouncountable
A workshop where metal is heated and hammered into shape.
He learned his trade at a small village forge.
The forge was full of hammers, tongs, and anvils.
Similarsmithy
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9
noununcountable
The work of beating and shaping iron or steel.
The forge of a good blade demands steady heat and constant hammering.
Skilled workers made the forge of iron look effortless.
Similarsmithing
10
nouncountable
A website where programmers work together to build and share software.
Like a shared online workshop where many builders work on the same project.
The team keeps its open-source project on a popular forge.
Developers pushed their latest changes to the project's forge.
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Origins

Meanings 7–10

From Latin "fabrica" meaning "workshop", from "faber" meaning "smith", coming into English through Old French. The computing sense perhaps comes from the SourceForge service launched in 1999.

Meanings 1–3, 6

From Latin "fabrico" meaning "to build or construct", coming into English through Old French.

Meanings 4–5

Meaning "to move ahead", most likely an altered form of "force", but perhaps from "forge" (the noun), from the idea of steady hammering. It was originally a nautical term used of ships.