iron
Meaning
To iron means to make clothes smooth and flat by using a hot tool called an iron.
💡 Be careful not to confuse "iron" with "iron out," which means to solve problems.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Yesterday
morning
I
woke
up
late
and
had
very
little
time
to
get
ready
.
My
best
shirt
was
on
the
chair
and
it
was
full
of
wrinkles
.
I
had
to
iron
it
quickly
,
so
I
set
the
iron
to
a
low
heat
and
smoothed
the
shirt
.
I
was
careful
not
to
burn
my
fingers
while
I
worked
.
In
the
end
I
left
the
house
on
time
and
felt
calm
for
the
meeting
.
Common Phrases
iron clothes
iron a shirt
iron out wrinkles
Synonyms
Related Words
Never forget "iron"
Set a daily goal, reinforce with word cards and games, and track your progress in the Vocab5000 app — learn every B1 level word permanently with our science-based repetition system.
