swage

/sweɪdʒ/
/sweɪdʒ/
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Other forms: swaged; swaging; swages

Definitions 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
    synonyms: upset
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    type of:
    tool
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  2. verb
    form metals with a swage
    synonyms: upset
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    type of:
    forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
    make something, usually for a specific function
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