1. (noun) forge
furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2. (verb) forge, smithy
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
3. (verb) forge, hammer
create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
4. (verb) forge, fake, counterfeit
make a copy of with the intent to deceive
"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
5. (verb) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
6. (verb) forge
move ahead steadily
"He forged ahead"
7. (verb) forge, spurt, spirt
move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
8. (verb) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
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"
9. (verb) fashion, forge
make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
"She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
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Definition of 'FORGE' 
