Overview of noun forging

The noun forging has 1 sense

• forging -- (shaping metal by heating and hammering)

Overview of verb forge

The verb forge has 7 senses

• forge, hammer -- (create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues")


• 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")


• invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge -- (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light")


• forge -- (move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead")


• forge, spurt, spirt -- (move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)


• shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (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")


• fashion, forge -- (make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks")