swage meaning

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swage (noun): a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.

swage has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

swage as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: tool

swage as a verb

  1. form metals with a swage

    Synonyms: upset

    Type of: shape

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in GE · 5-letter words

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