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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.
2.nounA metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
3.nounAny material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron."wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron"
4.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.
5.noun(usually plural, irons) Shackles.
6.nounA firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
7.nounA dark shade of the colour/color silver.
8.noun(shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable) A 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."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 safety curtain in a theatre.
13.nounDumb bombs, those without guidance systems.
14.verbTo pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
15.verbTo shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
16.verbTo furnish or arm with iron."to iron a wagon"
17.nounShackles"Up the irons!"
18.nounA lack of forward motion.
19.nounThe stirrups.