Definition of Swage

1. Noun. A tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.

Exact synonyms: Upset
Generic synonyms: Tool
Derivative terms: Upset

2. Verb. Form metals with a swage.
Exact synonyms: Upset
Generic synonyms: Forge, Form, Mold, Mould, Shape, Work
Derivative terms: Upset

Definition of Swage

1. v. t. & i. See Assuage.

2. n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge.

3. v. t. To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.

Definition of Swage

1. to shape with a hammering tool [v SWAGED, SWAGING, SWAGES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swage

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swaddies
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swaddler
swaddlers
swaddles
swaddling
swaddling bands
swaddling clothes
swaddy
swads
swadust mushroom
swag
swage (current term)
swaged
swager
swagers
swages
swage block
swagged
swagger
swaggered
swaggerer
swaggerers
swaggering
swaggeringly
swaggers
swagger stick

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