forge vs chip

forge and chip both are nouns.

forge and chip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forge	Yes	No	Yes	No
chip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chip is a hyponym of forge; that is, chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forge:

forge: make something, usually for a specific function
chip: form by chipping

Other hyponyms of forge include carve, swage, upset, layer, cut out, machine, grind, stamp, puddle, beat, preform, preform, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.

forge (noun)	chip (noun)
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering	the act of chipping something
furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping	(golf) a low running approach shot
	electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
	a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
	a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
	a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
	a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
	a piece of dried bovine dung

forge (verb)	chip (verb)
create by hammering	break a small piece off from
make a copy of with the intent to deceive	break off (a piece from a whole)
make out of components (often in an improvising manner)	form by chipping
make something, usually for a specific function	cut a nick into
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	play a chip shot
move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
move ahead steadily

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