Similarly, you may ask, what type of word is forged?

verb (used with object), forged, forg·ing.to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape. to form or make, especially by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.

One may also ask, what does forged metal mean? Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die. For the latter two, the metal is heated, usually in a forge.

Also question is, what does it mean to forge something?

forge. To forge something also has the meaning of faking something, such as a painting or a signature with the intent to deceive. It can also mean to move ahead in a steady manner, either physically or metaphorically, much like those solid, regular blows of the blacksmith’s hammer.

What does hand forged mean?

Hand forged means the metal was heated and shaped by hand, not machine (as in a steel factory.) The term hand forged has come to mean created by hand, without a machine.