Real Dictionary

forge
verb: If one person or institution forges an agreement or relationship with another, they create it with a lot of hard work, hoping that it will be strong or lasting.
verb: If you say that a person has forged something that you approve of, you mean that you admire them for having done something difficult.

forge in American English 1
a furnace for heating metal to be wrought
to form or shape (metal) with blows or pressure from a hammer, press, or other machine, usually after heating
to work at a forge
intransitive verb: to commit forgery
noun: a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping
transitive verb: to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape

forge in American English 2
to move forward steadily, as if against difficulties
intransitive verb: to move ahead slowly; progress steadily

forge in British English 1
noun: a place in which metal is worked by heating and hammering; smithy
verb: to shape (metal) by heating and hammering

forge in British English 2
to move at a steady and persevering pace