iron

noun14

1. •
   a strong, common metal that steel is made from and that turns brown when left wet

   • Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
2. •
   Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
3. •
   A 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. •
   A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

   • The brassey much resembled the driver, but the iron opened out quite a new field of practice; […] — 1902
5. •
   (figurative) Used 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.
6. •
   Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.

   • He lifts iron on the weekends.
7. •
   Any of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel.
8. •
   [usually plural] Shackles.
9. •
   (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.

   • It's many niggas now totin' iron.
10. •
    A 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.
11. •
    A dark shade of the color silver.
12. •
    (slang) A dumb bomb, one without guidance systems.
13. •
    A safety curtain in a theatre.
14. •
    (slang, offensive) A male homosexual.

verb4

1. •
   To 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.
2. •
   To engage in such pressing of clothing.

   • They were washing and ironing all morning.
3. •
   To furnish, clad, or arm with iron.
4. •
   (no longer used) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

   • [...] is it he who is ironed like a malefactor—who is to be dragged on a hurdle to the common gallows—to die a lingering and cruel death, and to be mangled by the hand of the most outcast of wretches? — 1814

adjective2

1. •
   Made of the metal iron.
2. •
   (figurative) Strong (as of will), inflexible.

   • She had an iron will.
   • He held on with an iron grip.

adjective1

1. •
   Of or pertaining to the Iron people.