Definition of Forging
Noun: forging for-jing
- Shaping metal by heating and hammering
- Create by hammering
"forge a pair of tongues";
- hammer
- Make a copy of with the intent to deceive
"She forged a Green Card";
- fake, counterfeit
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"forge a way to measure the speed of light";
- invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate
- Move ahead steadily
"He forged ahead"
- Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- spurt, spirt
- Make something, usually for a specific function
"forge a figure";
- shape, form, work, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn]
- Make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
- fashion
See also:
forgetting
forgings
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