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i⋅ron

  [ahy-ern]
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–noun
1. Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
2. something hard, strong, rigid, unyielding, or the like: hearts of iron.
3. an instrument, utensil, weapon, etc., made of iron.
4. an appliance with a flat metal bottom, used when heated, as by electricity, to press or smooth clothes, linens, etc.
5. Golf. one of a series of nine iron-headed clubs having progressively sloped-back faces, used for driving or lofting the ball. Compare wood 1 (def. 8).
6. a branding iron.
7. any of several tools, structural members, etc., of metals other than iron.
8. the blade of a carpenter's plane.
9. Slang. a pistol.
10. a harpoon.
11. Medicine/Medical. a preparation of iron or containing iron, used chiefly in the treatment of anemia, or as a styptic and astringent.
12. irons, shackles or fetters: Put him in irons!
13. a sword.
–adjective
14. of, containing, or made of iron: an iron skillet.
15. resembling iron in firmness, strength, color, etc.: an iron will.
16. stern; harsh; cruel.
17. inflexible; unrelenting.
18. strong; robust; healthy.
19. holding or binding strongly: an iron grip.
20. irritating or harsh in tone: an iron voice.
–verb (used with object)
21. to smooth or press with a heated iron, as clothes or linens.
22. to furnish, mount, or arm with iron.
23. to shackle or fetter with irons.
24. Metalworking. to smooth and thin the walls of (an object being deep-drawn).
–verb (used without object)
25. to press clothes, linens, etc., with an iron.
—Verb phrase
26. iron out,
a. to iron or press (an item of clothing or the like).
b. to remove (wrinkles) from by ironing.
c. to resolve or clear up (difficulties, disagreements, etc.): The problem was ironed out months ago.
—Idioms
27. in irons,
a. Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) unable to maneuver because of the position of the sails with relation to the direction of the wind.
b. Nautical. (of a towing vessel) unable to maneuver because of tension on the towing line.
c. Also, into irons. in shackles or fetters.
28. irons in the fire, matters with which one is immediately concerned; undertakings; projects: He had other irons in the fire, so that one failure would not destroy him.
29. pump iron, to lift weights as an exercise or in competition.
30. strike while the iron is hot, to act quickly when an opportunity presents itself.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE īren (n. and adj.), perh. < *īsren, metathesized from īsern, var. of īsen; cf. OS, OHG, ON īsarn, Goth eisarn < Gmc *īsarnam, perh. < Celtic; cf. Gaulish Ysarno-, Iserno- (in place names), OBreton hoiarn, Welsh haearn, OIr íarn

Related forms:
i⋅ron⋅less, adjective
i⋅ron⋅like, adjective
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i·ron   (ī'ərn)   
n.  
  1. Symbol Fe A silvery-white, lustrous, malleable, ductile, magnetic or magnetizable, metallic element occurring abundantly in combined forms, notably in hematite, limonite, magnetite, and taconite, and used alloyed in a wide range of important structural materials. Atomic number 26; atomic weight 55.845; melting point 1,535°C; boiling point 2,750°C; specific gravity 7.874 (at 20°C); valence 2, 3, 4, 6. See Table at element.
  2. An implement made of iron alloy or similar metal, especially a bar heated for use in branding, curling hair, or cauterizing.
  3. Great hardness or strength; firmness: a will of iron.
  4. Sports Any of a series of golf clubs having a bladelike metal head and numbered from one to nine in order of increasing loft.
  5. A metal appliance with a handle and a weighted flat bottom, used when heated to press wrinkles from fabric.
  6. A harpoon.
  7. irons Fetters; shackles.
  8. A tonic, pill, or other medication containing iron and taken as a dietary supplement.
adj.  
  1. Made of or containing iron: iron bars; an iron alloy.
  2. Strong, healthy, and capable of great endurance: an iron constitution.
  3. Inflexible; unyielding: iron resolve.
  4. Holding tightly; very firm: has an iron grip.
v.   i·roned, i·ron·ing, i·rons

v.   tr.
    1. To press and smooth with a heated iron: iron clothes.
    2. To remove (creases) by pressing.
  2. To put into irons; fetter.
  3. To fit or clad with iron.
v.   intr.
To iron clothes.
Phrasal Verb(s):
iron outTo settle through discussion or compromise; work out.

Idiom(s):
in irons Nautical Lying head to the wind and unable to turn either way.

Idiom(s):
iron in the fireAn undertaking or project in progress: has many irons in the fire this year.

[Middle English iren, from Old English īren; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
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