iron

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q677}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making [[steel]]: a chemical [[element]] having [[atomic number]] 26 and symbol {{l|mul|Fe}}.
2. {{senseid|en|any nonsteel material mostly made of Fe}} {{lb|en|uncountable|countable|metallurgy}} Any material, not a [[steel]], predominantly made of elemental iron.
3. {{senseid|en|Q483634}}{{lb|en|countable}} A [[tool]] or [[appliance]] made of [[metal]], which is [[heat]]ed and then used to [[transfer]] heat to something else; most often a [[thick]] [[piece]] of metal fitted with a [[handle]] and having a [[flat]], roughly [[triangular]] [[bottom]], which is heated and used to [[press]] [[wrinkle]]s from [[clothing]], and now usually containing an [[electrical]] heating [[apparatus]].
4. {{senseid|en|any of various tools made mostly of Fe}} Any of several other [[tool#Noun|tool]]s traditionally made of [[wrought iron]], now usually of [[steel]].
5. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural|'''''[[irons]]'''''}} [[shackle|Shackles]].
6. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[firearm]], either a [[long gun]] or a [[handgun]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A dark shade of the [[color]] [[silver]].
8. {{lb|en|countable|Cockney rhyming slang|offensive|shortened from '''[[iron hoof]]'''|rhyming with '''[[poof]]'''}} A male [[homosexual]].
9. {{lb|en|golf}} A [[golf club]] used for middle-distance shots.
10. {{senseid|en|tough}} {{lb|en|uncountable|figurative}} {{n-g|Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.}}
11. {{lb|en|weightlifting}} [[weight|Weight]] used as [[resistance]] for the purpose of [[strength training]].
12. {{lb|en|countable|astronomy|geology}} A [[meteorite]] consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of [[nickel]]), as opposed to one composed mainly of [[stony]] material.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|not comparable}} Made of the metal iron.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[strong|Strong]] {{q|as of will}}, [[inflexible]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To pass an iron over ([[clothing]] or some other item made of [[cloth]]) in order to remove [[crease]]s.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To engage in such pressing of clothing.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[shackle]] with [[irons]]; to [[fetter]] or [[handcuff]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]], [[clad#Etymology_3|clad]], or [[arm]] with iron.

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