to iron
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- verb
- /ˈaɪərn/
- And finally, while it's still damp, you must iron the shirt to set the starch in.
- iron clothes
- wash and iron clothes
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Watch on YouTubeYes, there's a way to iron lace correctly.
- Yes, there's a way to iron lace correctly.
- I favor not ironing at all as far as I'm concerned.
- Don't say it's going to be like, right, Don't iron shirts on body for use.
- You can put corn to work, iron some clothes, make a meal.
Examples
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Iron your shirt, look sharp.
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I did the dishes and ironed my dad's shirts; my brother took out the garbage.
Fiction book (1990) -
I like to iron it and let it cool off.
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How many times you gonna iron that shirt?
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So now we iron it and the roll hem is done.
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Shirts could be washed, ironed, and returned in four hours for double the normal price.
Fiction book (1993) -
Adele is in the kitchen half-dressed and unsuccessfully attempting to iron one of Early's shirts.
Fiction book (1993) -
I always iron my dress shirts before I wear them to work.
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She uses a steam function to iron out the wrinkles in her clothes.
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Make sure to iron the curtains so they look neat and tidy.
Synonyms
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Use force on something with your hand or a tool to flatten it
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Press and smooth clothes with a hot metal tool to remove wrinkles
Idioms
- Informal
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4.7
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
29
3.7
A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds
- Literature
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6.8
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
- Specialized
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4.7
A strong kind of iron that is easy to shape and used for gates and railings
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2.7
A kitchen tool with two hot plates that cooks batter into a patterned breakfast food
- Archaic
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6.7
A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
- Specialized
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5.9
A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green
- Specialized
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4.9
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Literature
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7.2
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- NSFW
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9.9
An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
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1.1
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Literature
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6.5
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
- Specialized
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6.3
A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
- Specialized
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3.2
A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- Jargon
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A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
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3.8
A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
- Specialized
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4.8
A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
- Archaic
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9.1
A hot metal tool that burns body tissue to stop bleeding or remove growths
- Archaic
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9.7
A golf club like an iron used to roll the ball on the green before modern clubs
- Specialized
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4.9
A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
- Literature
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8.6
A name for Otto von Bismarck, the German leader who united Germany in the 1800s
- NSFW
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9.9
A heavy metal thing shaped like a boot used to crush or burn a person's foot and leg
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9.9
A small slow-growing tree from northern Iran with very hard wood and a low domed shape
- Specialized
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6.5
A type of raw iron with high phosphorus used to make steel after removing it
- Literature
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9.6
A British general and politician best known for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo
- Specialized
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4.6
Metal shaped into parts that hold up buildings like beams and columns
- Specialized
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5.8
A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
How Smooth
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Iron The verb iron comes from the action of using a hot piece of metal, a flat piece of iron, to smooth cloth. That's why to iron means to press clothes and remove wrinkles.