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Noun forge has 2 senses
- forge - furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
--1 is a kind of furnace
- forge, smithy - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
--2 is a kind of workplace, work
--2 has parts: anvil; drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
Verb forge has 7 senses
- forge, hammer - create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
--1 is one way to beat
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- forge, fake, counterfeit - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
--2 is one way to re-create
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- invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
--3 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
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- forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
--4 is one way to advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
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- forge, spurt, spirt - move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
--5 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
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- shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
--6 is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
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- fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
--7 is one way to make
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