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English noun: forge | |||
| 1. | forge (artifact) furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnace | ||
| 2. | forge (artifact) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering | ||
| Synonyms | smithy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work, workplace | ||
| Part holonym | anvil, drop forge, drop hammer, drop press | ||
English verb: forge | |||
| 1. | forge (creation) create by hammering | ||
| Samples | Hammer the silver into a bowl. Forge a pair of tongues. | ||
| Synonyms | hammer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dropforge, foliate | ||
| Verb group | hammer | ||
| 2. | forge (creation) make a copy of with the intent to deceive | ||
| Samples | He faked the signature. They counterfeited dollar bills. She forged a Green Card. | ||
| Synonyms | counterfeit, fake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | re-create | ||
| 3. | forge (creation) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | ||
| Samples | Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light. | ||
| Synonyms | contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, invent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
| 4. | forge (motion) move ahead steadily | ||
| Samples | He forged ahead. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
| 5. | forge (motion) move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy | ||
| Synonyms | spirt, spurt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 6. | forge (creation) make something, usually for a specific function | ||
| Samples | She molded the rice balls carefully. Form cylinders from the dough. Shape a figure. Work the metal into a sword. | ||
| Synonyms | form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, carve, cast, chip, coil, cut out, grind, hand-build, handbuild, hill, layer, machine, model, mold, mold, mould, mould, mound, preform, preform, puddle, remold, reshape, roughcast, sculpt, sculpture, sinter, stamp, swage, throw, upset | ||
| Verb group | process, work, work on | ||
| 7. | forge (creation) make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | ||
| Samples | She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks. | ||
| Synonyms | fashion | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | craft, sew, tailor, tailor-make, tie | ||
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