Iron | Mean of iron in English Dictionary

/ˈajɚn/

• Noun
• a heavy type of metal that is very common, occurs naturally in blood, and is used to make steel and in many products
1. The bars/chains are (made of) iron.
2. She has an iron deficiency. [=she does not have enough iron in her blood]
3. an athlete with legs/muscles of iron [=very strong legs/muscles]
4. She has a will of iron. [=she has a very strong will]
• a device with a flat metal base that is heated and is used to press wrinkles out of clothing
1. a heated iron
• a golf club that has a metal head and is identified by a number
1. a five-iron

• chains placed on a prisoner's arms or legs
1. They clapped/put the prisoner in irons.
2. They slapped leg irons on him.
• activities or projects that someone is involved in
1. Although he won't say exactly what he's working on now, he says he has quite a few irons in the fire.
• made of iron
1. iron bars/chains
2. an iron fence
• very strong
1. He has an iron constitution. [=he is very strong and healthy]
2. She has an iron will. [=she is very determined to get what she wants]
3. an iron grip
• a man who is very strong and is able to do something (such as play a sport) for a long time without injury or illness
• Verb
• to use a heated iron to make clothing or fabric smooth
1. I ironed the shirt.
2. I ironed all morning.
• to remove (wrinkles) in cloth by using a heated iron
1. She ironed the wrinkles out of the dress.
2. Do you think we can iron out the creases in those curtains?
• to find a solution to (something)
1. It'll take us a while longer to iron out the wrinkles/kinks in the network. [=to fix the small problems in the network]
2. We haven't been able to iron out our differences.
3. They're trying to iron things out. [=work out their difficulties]
• to reach an agreement about (something)
1. The final details of the contract still have to be ironed out.