Meaning & use
forge
To shape metal by heating and hammering it, or to illegally create a fake copy of a document or signature.
See it in a sentence
The blacksmith forged a new horseshoe from a glowing bar of iron.
He was arrested after trying to forge his manager's signature on the expense report.
A note on using this word
Forge can mean skillfully creating something, as with metal or an alliance, or fraudulently faking a document, so context matters.
Words with a similar meaning
shapecounterfeit
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A workshop or furnace where metal is heated and shaped, typically by a blacksmith.
The old forge still stood at the edge of town, though it hadn't been used in years.
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