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Definitions for Forging

[1] an act or instance of forging.
[2] something forged; a piece of forged work in metal.
[3] to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
[4] to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust.
[5] to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.
[6] to commit forgery.
[7] to work at a forge.
[8] (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
[9] a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
[10] the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.
[11] to move ahead slowly; progress steadily: to forge through dense underbrush.
[12] to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead ): to forge ahead and finish the work in a burst of energy.
[13] the process of producing a metal component by hammering
[14] the act of a forger
[15] a metal component produced by this process
[16] the collision of a horse's hind shoe and fore shoe
[17] a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy
[18] a hearth or furnace used for heating metal
[19] a machine used to shape metals by hammering
[20] (tr) to shape (metal) by heating and hammering
[21] (tr) to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc)
[22] (tr) to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc)
[23] to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery
[24] to move at a steady and persevering pace
[25] to increase speed; spurt

Words related to Forging

produce, falsify, form, devise, create, construct, shape, build, feign, fashion, trace, fabricate, scratch, make, copy, invent, pirate, reproduce, imitate, duplicate

Words nearby Forging

forget oneself, forget-me-not, forgetful, forgetive, forgettery, forging, forgive, forgive and forget, forgiveness, forgiving, forgo

Origin of Forging

e2First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

Other words from Forging

forge·a·ble , adjective
forg·er , noun
re·forge·a·ble , adjective
un·forge·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Forging

eC17: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Forging

falsify, produce, coin, copy, design, duplicate, fabricate, fake, fashion, feign, frame, imitate, invent, make, pirate, reproduce, scratch, trace, transcribe, phony up, trump up