From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forge
n 1: furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is
heated before shaping
2: a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
[syn: forge, smithy]
v 1: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl";
"forge a pair of tongues" [syn: forge, hammer]
2: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the
signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a
Green Card" [syn: forge, fake, counterfeit]
3: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive,
devise, excogitate, formulate, forge]
4: move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
5: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn:
forge, spurt, spirt]
6: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough";
"shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn:
shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge]
7: make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She
fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn:
fashion, forge]