# forged

Pronunciation: US say "FORJD" /fɔɹd͡ʒd/; UK say "FAWJD" /fɔːd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Made by working heated metal into shape with hammering or pressing, rather than by casting.
   - Simple: Made by heating metal and hammering or pressing it into shape.
   - _Forged steel components resist cracking better than cast parts under repeated stress._
   - _The craftsman displayed a row of forged hinges at the market stall._
2. Produced or altered to imitate the genuine article, especially a document, in order to deceive.
   - Simple: Made or copied to look real so it can fool people, especially a document or signature.
   - _The auction house withdrew the canvas after discovering a forged signature._
   - _Investigators traced the forged banknotes to a basement workshop._

## Verb

3. Past participle of forge. — past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition.
   - Simple: Past participle of forge. Use it after has, have, or had to talk about pushing ahead against something in the way.
   - _The hikers had forged through deep snow to reach the cabin._
   - _By dawn the troops had forged across the river under heavy fire._

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