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1.NounA 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 Fe."Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school."
2.NounAny material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
3.NounA 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.
4.NounAny of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel.
5.NounShackles.
6.NounA firearm, either a long gun or a handgun."It's many niggas now totin' iron."
7.NounA dark shade of the color silver.
8.NounA male homosexual.
9.NounA golf club used for middle-distance shots.
10.NounUsed as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material."ironman; a will of iron; He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron."
11.NounWeight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training."He lifts iron on the weekends."
12.NounA meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material."Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites."
13.NounA safety curtain in a theatre.
14.NounA dumb bomb, one without guidance systems.
15.AdjectiveMade of the metal iron.
16.AdjectiveStrong , inflexible."She had an iron will.; He held on with an iron grip.; an iron constitution; Iron men"
17.VerbTo pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases."You'd be wise to iron that shirt before you wear it."
18.VerbTo engage in such pressing of clothing."They were washing and ironing all morning."
19.VerbTo shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
20.VerbTo furnish, clad, or arm with iron."to iron a wagon"