Definition of FORGE

forge

Plural: forges

Noun

  • furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
  • a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
  • A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
  • A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
  • The act of beating or working iron or steel.
  • A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.

Verb

Verb Forms: forged, forging, forges

  • To create or reproduce deceptively for fraudulent purposes.
  • create by hammering
    • "forge a pair of tongues"
  • make a copy of with the intent to deceive
    • "She forged a Green Card"
  • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
  • move ahead steadily
    • "He forged ahead"
  • move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
  • make something, usually for a specific function
  • make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
  • To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
  • To form or create with concerted effort.
  • To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
  • To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
  • To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
  • To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.

Examples

  • He had to forge his ex-wife's signature.  The jury learned the documents had been forged.
  • He tried to FORGE a plausible word with his impossible tile rack, but failed.
  • The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
  • The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
  • We decided to forge ahead with our plans even though our biggest underwriter backed out.
  • With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forge, from Old French forge, early Old French faverge, from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“workman in hard materials, smith”) (genitive fabri). Cognate with Franco-Provençal favèrge. Doublet of fabric and fabrica. Computing sense perhaps derived from the early SourceForge service, launched in 1999.

Scrabble Score: 9

forge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
forge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

forge: valid Words With Friends Word