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Definition of forge
1 : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
2 : a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable
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Forge is developing a new kind of antibiotic that so far seems to be effective against gram-negative bacteria.
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Vulcan combines the Bronze Age worship of forge and sword with modern fealty to guns and state power.
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In a busy Wall Street restaurant, a master chef and an immigrant forge a singular bond.
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Like the sparks that fly upward from the forge, struck to a brief moment of incandescence by the force of the blow, are the individuals whose troubles and fates furnish the daily business of a draft office.
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Its frequent eruptions and eerie, glowing lava flows inspired the ancient Greek myths that that terrible monster Typhon was raging beneath the volcano, and that the fire-god Hephaestus ran his forges inside.
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But as Elyse Harney, Ms. Morris’s mother, tells it, the industry eventually ran out of charcoal to fire its forges and furnaces, and water power from the town’s lakes wasn’t sufficient.
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The basement of the forge (and the adjacent Studio Gioia) is where the band that would become Pearl Jam first met and played together.
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Craftsmen work over small metal forges in the back rooms of their houses, making tools, cookware, machine parts, and anything else that might sell.
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Are "forging ahead" and "forging a check" from the same forge?
There are many things you can do with the word forge in English. You can forge ahead (which, confusingly enough, can mean either "move slowly and steadily" or "move with a sudden increase of speed"), you can forge a check or a painting (make something fake), or you can forge a sword (make something real). The senses that relate to creating something (either real or fake) come from the same Latin word that gives us fabric, which is fabricare ("to fashion, construct"). We are not certain where the “movement” senses of forge come from, except insofar as we know that they are from a different origin than the “creation” senses of the word.
Origin and Etymology of forge
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fabrica, from fabr-, faber smith
forge
Definition of forge
forged
;forging
transitive verb
1a : to form (something, such as metal) by heating and hammering forged pieces of iron into hooksb : to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat
2 : to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud : counterfeit forge a document forge a signature
3 : to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort working to forge party unity The two countries forged a strong alliance.
intransitive verb
1 : to work at a forge
Recent Examples of forge from the Web
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Patterson forged a lead of 2:16 over Johnson to round the giant boulder that marks the race's summit turnaround point in 31:40.
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This was the man whose words gave shape to the cause of independence — words that Abraham Lincoln would use decades later in re-forging the Union — and somehow, in the depths of his personal misery, Jefferson found them again.
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Both former candidates are accused of knowingly forging or falsifying their petitions.
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Friendships have been forged, such as Ryan’s relationship with Amber Baldwin.
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Small communities settled along the Ohio River and tested the liberties of citizenship that were forged from the new constitution of the United States.
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A Lawrence woman who forged her husband’s signature on documents before fleeing to Europe with their daughters has been placed on probation.
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The British government is supposed to be a neutral arbitrator to negotiations to forge a new deal between Sinn Féin and the DUP.
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That implicit and surefooted knowledge—knowing when to sit back, or forge ahead—is what sets Lopez apart, and keeps her relevant and likable, despite dramas that might permanently damage a lesser star.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forge'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of forge
see 1forge
forge
Definition of forge
forged
;forging
intransitive verb
1 : to move forward slowly and steadily the ship forged ahead through heavy seas
2 : to move with a sudden increase of speed and power forged into the lead forged ahead in marketing the product
Recent Examples of forge from the Web
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Patterson forged a lead of 2:16 over Johnson to round the giant boulder that marks the race's summit turnaround point in 31:40.
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This was the man whose words gave shape to the cause of independence — words that Abraham Lincoln would use decades later in re-forging the Union — and somehow, in the depths of his personal misery, Jefferson found them again.
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Both former candidates are accused of knowingly forging or falsifying their petitions.
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Friendships have been forged, such as Ryan’s relationship with Amber Baldwin.
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Small communities settled along the Ohio River and tested the liberties of citizenship that were forged from the new constitution of the United States.
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A Lawrence woman who forged her husband’s signature on documents before fleeing to Europe with their daughters has been placed on probation.
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The British government is supposed to be a neutral arbitrator to negotiations to forge a new deal between Sinn Féin and the DUP.
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That implicit and surefooted knowledge—knowing when to sit back, or forge ahead—is what sets Lopez apart, and keeps her relevant and likable, despite dramas that might permanently damage a lesser star.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forge'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of forge
origin unknown
FORGE Defined for English Language Learners
forge
playDefinition of forge for English Language Learners
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: a place where objects are made by heating and shaping metal
FORGE Defined for Kids
Definition of forge for Students
forged
;forging
1 : to shape and work metal by heating and hammering
2 : to bring into existence forging friendships
3 : to produce something that is not genuine : counterfeit The check was forged.
forger
nounDefinition of forge for Students
: a place where objects are made by heating and shaping metal
Definition of forge for Students
forged
;forging
: to move forward slowly but steadily We forged through the storm.
Medical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of forge
forged
;forging
of a horse : to make a clicking noise by overreaching so that a hind shoe hits a fore shoe
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forging
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