forging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun shaping metal by heating and hammering
  2. verb create by hammering
    forge; hammer.
    • hammer the silver into a bowl
    • forge a pair of tongues
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. verb move ahead steadily
    forge.
    • He forged ahead
  6. verb move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
    forge; spurt; spirt.
  7. 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
  8. verb make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
    forge; fashion.
    • She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks

WordNet


For"ging noun
Definitions
  1. The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.
  2. The act of counterfeiting.
  3. (Mach.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.
    There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could be turned out. London Times.

Webster 1913