forge

Meanings

• furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
• a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
• create by hammering
  • "forge a pair of tongues"
• make a copy of with the intent to deceive
  • "She forged a Green Card"
• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
• move ahead steadily
  • "He forged ahead"
• move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
• make something, usually for a specific function
• make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

Synonyms

contrive, counterfeit, devise, excogitate, fake, fashion, form, formulate, hammer, invent, mold, mould, shape, smithy, spirt, spurt, work