Difference between Forge and Mould

What is the difference between Forge and Mould?

Forge as a noun is furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape while Mould as a noun is a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.w

Forge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them A counterfeit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shape a metal by heating and hammering. To form or create with concerted effort. To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully. (often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty. (sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.

Example sentence: The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel.

Mould

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.WA frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.Something that is made in or shaped on a mould.The shape or pattern of a mould.General shape or form.Distinctive character or type.A fixed or restrictive pattern or formSee moulding.A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shape in or on a mould.To form into a particular shape; to give shape to.To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence; as, a teacher who helps to mould the minds of his studentsTo fit closely by following the contours of.To make a mould of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.To ornament with mouldings.To be shaped in or as if in a mould.

Example sentence: What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.

We hope you now know whether to use Forge or Mould in your sentence.

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