Difference between Forge and Spurt

What is the difference between Forge and Spurt?

Forge as a noun is furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape while Spurt as a noun is a brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.

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: I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad.

Spurt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt.To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.Ejaculation of semenAny sudden but not prolonged action.

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

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