Noun
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a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
Verb
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make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
"She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
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make something, usually for a specific function
"She molded the rice balls carefully"
"Form cylinders from the dough"
"shape a figure"
"Work the metal into a sword"
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move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
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move ahead steadily
"He forged ahead"
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
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make a copy of with the intent to deceive
"he faked the signature"
"they counterfeited dollar bills"
"She forged a Green Card"
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create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"
"forge a pair of tongues"