[fɔːdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it
(e.g: he forged a great suit of black armour)

- create (something) strong, enduring, or successful
(e.g: the two women forged a close bond)

- produce a fraudulent copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art)
(e.g: the signature on the cheque was forged)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica

[fɔːdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (also in the general sense ‘make, construct’): from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare ‘fabricate’, from fabrica ‘manufactured object, workshop’. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica

[fɔːdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move forward gradually or steadily
(e.g: he forged through the crowded streets)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps an aberrant pronunciation of force