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noun
- (context, uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
- (context, countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated 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 wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
- (context, usually plural, irons) Shackles.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (context, uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
- (context, Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive, ) A male homosexual.
Translations: - Dutch: strijkijzer(nl)n
- French: fer í repasser
- German: Bí¼geleisen(de)n
- Italian: ferro da stiro
- Spanish: plancha(es)f
verb
- (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
Translations: - Dutch: strijken(nl)
- French: repasser(fr)
- German: bí¼geln(de)
- Italian: stirare(it)
- Spanish: planchar(es)
adjective (more iron, most iron)
- {not comparable} Made of the metal iron.
- (context, figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
- She had an iron will.
- He held on with an iron grip.
Translations: - Dutch: ijzeren
- French: de fer
- German: (t, de, eisern)
- Italian: inflessibile(it)
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