drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
forge
smithy | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering |
| forge | furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping |
enterprise
enterprisingness
initiative
go-ahead | readiness to embark on bold new ventures |
green light
go-ahead | a signal to proceed |
go ahead
plow ahead | proceed (with a plan of action), He went ahead with the project |
gain
advance
win pull ahead
make headway
get ahead
gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc., The home team was gaining ground, After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference |
invent
contrive
devise
excogitate
formulate
forge | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort, excogitate a way to measure the speed of light |
forge fake
counterfeit | make a copy of with the intent to deceive, he faked the signature, they counterfeited dollar bills, She forged a Green Card |
fashion
forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner), She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks |
shape
form
work mold mould forge | make something, usually for a specific function, She molded the rice balls carefully, Form cylinders from the dough, shape a figure, Work the metal into a sword |
forge
hammer | create by hammering, hammer the silver into a bowl, forge a pair of tongues |
forge
spurt
spirt | move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy |
| forge | move ahead steadily, He forged ahead |
| advance set ahead | move forward, we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward |
barge
thrust ahead
push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |
ahead(p)
in the lead
leading | having the leading position or higher score in a contest, he is ahead by a pawn, the leading team in the pennant race |
ahead
in front
before | at or in the front, I see the lights of a town ahead, the road ahead is foggy, staring straight ahead, we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front, with the cross of Jesus marching on before |
ahead in advance
beforehand | ahead of time, in anticipation, when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount, We like to plan ahead, should have made reservations beforehand |
ahead onward onwards
forward forwards
forrader | in a forward direction, go ahead, the train moved ahead slowly, the boat lurched ahead, moved onward into the forest, they went slowly forward in the mud |
ahead out front
in the lead | leading or ahead in a competition, the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch, ahead by two pawns, our candidate is in the lead in the polls, way out front in the race, the advertising campaign put them out front in sales |
| ahead | to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future), moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday, pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday |
| ahead | to a more advanced or advantageous position, a young man sure to get ahead, pushing talented students ahead |
| ahead forward | toward the future, forward in time, I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring, I look forward to seeing you |
early
ahead of time
too soon | before the usual time or the time expected, she graduated early, the house was completed ahead of time |
| ahead of the game | in an advantageous position, she's ahead of the game |
| dead ahead | exactly ahead or in front, the laboratory is dead ahead |