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forge (enc)

Forge

Noun1.forge - furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
2.forge - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
drop forge, drop hammer, drop press - device for making large forgings
workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
Verb1.forge - create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
foliate - hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
dropforge - forge with a drop-forge; "drop-force the metal"
2.forge - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
3.forge - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
4.forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
5.forge - move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
6.forge - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
swage, upset - form metals with a swage
chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"
hill - form into a hill
roughcast - shape roughly
remold, reshape - shape again or shape differently
sinter - used of powdery metals or ores; to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without melting
mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
hand-build, handbuild, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
work on, process, work - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
mold, mould, model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
7.forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
tie - make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies"
craft - make by hand and with much skill; "The artisan crafted a complicated tool"
tailor-make, sew, tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

 

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