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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.
EXPANDGolf. one of a series of nine iron-headed clubs having progressively sloped-back faces, used for driving or lofting the ball. Compare wood1 (def. 8).
6.
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.
COLLAPSEa 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.
EXPANDstrong; robust; healthy.
19.
holding or binding strongly: an iron grip.
20.
COLLAPSEirritating or harsh in tone: an iron voice.
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Pump iron
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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)
Verb phrase25.
to press clothes, linens, etc., with an iron.
26.
Idiomsiron 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.
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:
before 900; Middle English, Old English īren (noun and adj.), perhaps < *īsren, metathesized from īsern, variant of īsen; compare Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse īsarn, Gothic eisarn < Germanic *īsarnam, perhaps < Celtic; compare Gaulish Ysarno-, Iserno- (in place names), Old Breton hoiarn, Welsh haearn, Old Irish íarn
before 900; Middle English, Old English īren (noun and adj.), perhaps < *īsren, metathesized from īsern, variant of īsen; compare Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse īsarn, Gothic eisarn < Germanic *īsarnam, perhaps < Celtic; compare Gaulish Ysarno-, Iserno- (in place names), Old Breton hoiarn, Welsh haearn, Old Irish íarn
Related forms
i·ron·less, adjective
i·ron·like, adjective
un·i·roned, adjective
well-i·roned, adjective
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pump iron
Lift weights, as in She's started pumping iron three times a week. This idiom was born with the late-20th-century stress on physical fitness. [Second half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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