English Explanatory Dictionary

iron out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
  2. To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
  3. To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
  4. To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight.
  5. To kill.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-iron out.wav

Word forms

iron out irons out ironing out ironed out

Synonyms

puzzle out resolve work out absolve decipher get to the bottom of iron out meliorate ravel reason out riddle sleuth solve tease out think out unpuzzle unravel unriddle unsolve upsolve Any from Thesaurus:untangle annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify neutralize obliterate off
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