forged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb create by hammering
    forge; hammer.
    • hammer the silver into a bowl
    • forge a pair of tongues
  2. verb make a copy of with the intent to deceive
    forge; counterfeit; fake.
    • he faked the signature
    • they counterfeited dollar bills
    • She forged a Green Card
  3. verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
    formulate; devise; contrive; invent; excogitate; forge.
    • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
  4. verb move ahead steadily
    forge.
    • He forged ahead
  5. verb move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
    forge; spurt; spirt.
  6. verb make something, usually for a specific function
    mould; form; work; shape; forge; mold.
    • She molded the rice balls carefully
    • Form cylinders from the dough
    • shape a figure
    • Work the metal into a sword
  7. verb make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
    forge; fashion.
    • She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks
  8. adjective satellite reproduced fraudulently
    bad.
    • like a bad penny...
    • a forged twenty dollar bill

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