<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.</li><li>A tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.</li><li>Swage block.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong> (used with object)</p><ul><li>To bend or shape by means of a swage.</li><li>To reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.</li></ul>