forge
n 1: a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
[syn: {smithy}]
v 1: of metals [syn: {hammer}]
2: make a copy of with the intent to deceive [syn: {fake}, {counterfeit}]
3: come up with [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise}, {excogitate},
{formulate}]
4: move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
5: move with increasing speed [syn: {spurt}, {spirt}]
6: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
the riceballs carefully"; "Form the dough into cylinders"
[syn: {shape}, {form}, {mold}, {mould}]
7: make out of components; often in an improvising manner; "She
made a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn: {fashion}]