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DictionaryforgeCreating through effort
verb / noun

forge

To shape metal through concentrated heat and force.

The metalworker uses a hammer and tongs to forge hot iron.

A skilled metalworker uses hammer and tongs to shape heated iron on anvil, visibly creating form through effort, small sparks and safe stance.
Etymology
forgeLatinworkshop; craft

The ancestor names a workshop or skilled craft. Forging specializes that idea of making to the shaping of heated metal with applied force.

In context

PublicResourceOrg18:53
In providing assistance and advice to the new German army, the US Military Assistance Advisory Group is helping to forge a strong new link in the defense forces of Western Europe
Big Picture: U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG)

More examples

  • A hydraulic press forges the heated steel into an axle.
  • She heats the metal in a forge before shaping it.
  • The neighbors forge lasting friendships while rebuilding the playground.

Forms

forge · forges · forged · forging

Similar words

hammer
Emphasizes repeated blows without necessarily heating the material first.
cast
Shapes molten metal in a mold rather than with force.
smithy
Names the blacksmith's workshop, not specifically its heating furnace.