FORGED
/fɔːdʒd/
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Definition
/fɔːdʒd/
verb
- To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort.“The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.”
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.“He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.”
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
verb
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.“The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.”
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.“With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.”
adjective
- Fake (as documents); falsified.“Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.”
- Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal“The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.”
Source: Wiktionary
