forge

/fˈɔɹdʒ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. create by hammering
   “hammer the silver into a bowl”
2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
   “he faked the signature”
3. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
   “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
4. move ahead steadily
   “He forged ahead”
5. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
6. make something, usually for a specific function
   “She molded the rice balls carefully”
7. make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
   “She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks”

noun

1. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

Synonyms for forge

• hammer
• fake
• counterfeit
• invent
• contrive
• devise
• excogitate
• formulate
• spurt
• spirt
• shape
• form
• work
• mold
• mould
• fashion
• smithy

Words that rhyme with forge

• gorge
• disgorge
• borge
• lorge
• mcgeorge
• papageorge
• sorge
• voxforge