Definition of swage Swage

swage

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What does swage mean?

WordNet

Verb swages, swaging, swaged
swage - form metals with a swage
		upset
		mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

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Wiktionary

swage (Noun)
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for cold shaping of a metal item.
swage (Verb)
To bend or shape through use of a swage.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

swage (v. t. & i.)
See Assuage.
swage (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.
swage (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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

swage
swāj, n. a tool used for making mouldings on sheet-iron
swage
swāj, v.t. and v.i. (Milt.) to assuage

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swage, verb, present, 1st person singular of swage (infinitive).
swage, verb (infinitive).

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