iron

iron
1 noun
1 METAL (U) a common hard metal that is used to make steel, is magnetic and is found in very small quantities in food and blood: There were huge iron gates in front of the mansion. | iron ore | Spinach is full of iron.
2 FOR CLOTHES (C) a thing that you use for making clothes smooth, which has a heated flat metal base
3 have several irons in the fire to be involved in several different activities or have several plans
4 SPORT (C) a golf club (2) made of metal rather than wood
5 CHAINS irons (plural) especially literary a chain used to prevent a prisoner from moving: clap sb in irons old use (=put chains on them)
6 have a will of iron/an iron will to have an extremely strong and determined character
—see also: pump iron pump 2 (8), rule sb/sth with a rod of iron rule 2 (6), strike while the iron's hot strike 1 (24) 2 verb (T) to make clothes smooth using an iron: Have you ironed my shirt? —see also: ironing iron sth out phrasal verb (T)
1 to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones: We need to iron out a few operating problems first. | iron out the kinks AmE (=deal with small problems so that you can succeed): You'll need to iron out the kinks in your routine before you go on stage.
2 to remove folds from your clothes by ironing them
3 adjective (only before noun) very firm and strong or determined: iron discipline

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • iron(II) — iron(II) …   English syllables

  • Iron — I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), a. [AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen. See {Iron}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. [1913 Webster] 3. Like iron in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Iron — I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • iron — [ī′ərn] n. [ME iren < OE (chiefly poetic & prob. dissimilated), var. of isern, isen akin to Goth eisarn) < Gmc * īsarna, akin to early Celt * isarno, prob. via Illyrian * eisarno < IE base * eis , to move vigorously; strong, holy (>… …   English World dictionary

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  • IRON —    Iron ore deposits occur in Anatolia and northwest Iran. The metalwas probably first worked as a by product of coppersmelting, and rare small iron objects have been found in Mesopotamian graves since the fourth millennium B.C. Iron was worked… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • iron — ► NOUN 1) a strong, hard magnetic silvery grey metal, used in construction and manufacturing. 2) a tool or implement made of iron. 3) a hand held implement with a flat heated steel base, used to smooth clothes and linen. 4) a golf club used for… …   English terms dictionary

  • Iron — I ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ironed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ironing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; sometimes used with out. [1913 Webster] 2. To shackle with irons; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • iron-on — (adj.) 1959, from IRON (Cf. iron) (v.) + ON (Cf. on) …   Etymology dictionary

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