Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - forge
Forge
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1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a make (money etc.) in fraudulent imitation. b write (a document or signature) in order to pass it off as written by another. 2 fabricate, invent. 3 shape (esp. metal) by heating in a fire and hammering. --n. 1 a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy. 2 a a furnace or hearth for melting or refining metal. b a workshop containing this. Derivatives forgeable adj. forger n. Etymology: ME f. OF forge (n.), forger (v.) f. L fabricare FABRICATE 2. v.intr. move forward gradually or steadily. Phrases and idioms forge ahead 1 take the lead in a race. 2 move forward or make progress rapidly. Etymology: 18th c.: perh. an aberrant pronunc. of FORCE(1)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fabrica, from fabr-, faber smith Date: 13th century a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought ; smithy, a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable, II. verb (~d; forging) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form (as metal) by heating and hammering, to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat, to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud ; counterfeit , to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort , intransitive verb to work at a ~, to commit ~ry, ~ability noun ~able adjective III. intransitive verb (~d; forging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1611 to move forward slowly and steadily , to move with a sudden increase of speed and power ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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