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: {smithy}]
     v 1: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge
          a pair of tongues" [syn: {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: {fake}, {counterfeit}]
     3: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
        priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
        measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise},
         {excogitate}, {formulate}]
     4: move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
     5: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn:
        {spurt}, {spirt}]
     6: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
        the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough";
        "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: {shape},
         {form}, {work}, {mold}, {mould}]
     7: make out of components (often in an improvising manner);
        "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
        [syn: {fashion}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0