forgeverb
uk/fɔːdʒ/us/fɔːrdʒ/forge verb (COPY)
[ T ] to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive:
a forged passport
a forged signature
A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.
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Forgery
- bootleg
- counterfeit
- fake
- forgery
- hijack
- knock-off
- piracy
- pirate
- plagiarize
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Copying and copies
forge verb (CREATE)
[ T ] to make or produce something, especially with some difficulty:
The accident forged a close bond between the two families.
She forged a new career for herself as a singer.
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Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch
- patch sth together
- phase
- phase sth in
- pump
- raise
- rush
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
- wrought
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forge verb (MOVE)
[ I + adv/prep ] formal to suddenly and quickly move forward:
Just 100 metres from the finishing line Jackson forged ahead.
She forged through the snow.
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Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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Phrasal verb(s)
forge ahead
forgenoun [ C ]
uk/fɔːdʒ/us/fɔːrdʒ/a working area with a fire for heating metal until it is soft enough to be beaten into different shapes:
a blacksmith's forge
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Factories
- assembly line
- brewery
- cannery
- conveyor belt
- cooling tower
- industrial estate
- knacker's yard
- mill
- miller
- mint
- on the factory floor idiom
- pallet
- plant
- power station
- production line
- refinery
- sweatshop
- tannery
- the shop floor
- workshop
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