| iron out | | |
| v. (change) | 1. iron out, put right, straighten out | settle or put right.; "we need to iron out our disagreements" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (contact) | 2. iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
| ~ mangle | press with a mangle.; "mangle the sheets" |
| ~ press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| smoothing iron | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. iron, smoothing iron | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth. |
| ~ flatiron | an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove. |
| ~ gauffer, gauffering iron, goffering iron, goffer | an iron used to press pleats and ridges. |
| ~ home appliance, household appliance | an appliance that does a particular job in the home. |
| ~ steam iron | a pressing iron that can emit steam. |
| ~ travel iron | a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling. |
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