forged

/fɔrdʒd/
verb
  1. Past tense of forge: shaped metal by heating and hammering.
    • Ancient warriors forged their swords by hand.
    • The smith forged a horseshoe from a red-hot bar of iron.
    • He forged the metal into a beautiful sculpture.
  2. Past tense of forge: created or formed something with effort.
    • She forged a strong friendship with her classmates.
    • The two countries forged a peace treaty after years of war.
    • They forged a path through the dense forest.
  3. Past tense of forge: made a fraudulent copy of something.
    • They forged the documents to claim the inheritance.
    • He forged his mother's signature to get out of school.
    • The criminal forged the famous artist's signature on the painting.
adjective
  1. Made by heating and hammering metal into shape.
    • She wore a necklace with a forged silver pendant.
    • The blacksmith displayed a set of forged iron gates at the fair.
    • Forged steel is stronger than cast steel for many tools.
  2. Copied or faked fraudulently; not genuine.
    • The museum discovered that the painting was a forged copy.
    • The signature on the check turned out to be forged.
    • He was arrested for using a forged passport at the airport.