Collins English-English Dictionary

forge [fɔːʤ]

1. 1. n a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy

2. 2. n a hearth or furnace used for heating metal

3. 3. n a machine used to shape metals by hammering

4. 4. vt. [tr] to shape (metal) by heating and hammering

5. 5. vt. [tr] to form, shape, make, or fashion (objects, articles, etc)

6. 6. vt. [tr] to invent or devise (an agreement, understanding, etc)

7. 7. vt. to make or produce a fraudulent imitation of (a signature, banknote, etc) or to commit forgery

8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French forgier to construct, from Latin fabricare, from faber craftsman

forge [fɔːʤ]

1. 1. vi. [intr] to move at a steady and persevering pace

2. 2. vi. to increase speed; spurt

3. 3. vi. [Etymology] C17: of unknown origin