forging
Meaning of forging
verb
- To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- To form or create with concerted effort.
The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
- To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.
- To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
- (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
noun
A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering).
Information about forging
- The plural form of forging is: forgings.
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Hyphenation of forging
forg-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- forging is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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