forging

Speech parts

1. forging - Noun

2. forging - Verb

Meaning

of Forge

The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.

The act of counterfeiting.

A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

constitution assembly work form building making production create construction hammer shape build creation formation composition

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Antonyms

decline copy destroy ruin abolish crush

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Hypernyms

formation shaping

Phrases with the word

forging hammer forging ahead cold forging press self-forging fragment closed die forging press self-forging warhead

Examples

Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became known to the Lords of the Admiralty that a new power in forging had been introduced. James Nasmyth

The Future is hidden even from those who are forging it. Anatole France

Science has toiled too long forging weapons for fools to use. It is time she held her hand. H. G. Wells

Unless the gods deceive my mind, That man is forging fetters for himself. Theognis of Megara

Cooling the tongs is not end of forging. Swahili Proverb

It is by forging that one becomes a blacksmith. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

forgettingly forgettingness Forgey forging ahead forging hammer Forgione