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Something that restrains freedom of movement
“He lay on the ground, feet bound by irons, and severely weakened by malnourishment.”
Plural for a handheld implement with a heated flat steel base
“Just pour some hot water on the crease and smooth it with an iron.”
Plural for any tool or implement now or originally made of iron
“The joints are thoroughly cleaned and soldering is carried out with the soldering iron.”
Plural for a figurative symbol for firmness, strength, or resilience
“He had not enough iron in his temperament for this new sphere.”
Plural for metallic mineral
Plural for an implement used in golfing to strike a ball
To smooth (clothes, sheets, etc.) with an iron
“I did not have to iron the sheets until the day before Harriet's parents were to show up.”
To make a crease in
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