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Word: forge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A counterfeit
  • furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape
  • workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them

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Verb:

  • (often as '''forge ahead''') 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.
  • (sometimes as '''forge ahead''') To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
  • To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
  • To form or create with concerted effort.
  • To shape a metal by heating and hammering.

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