Iron Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The two teams will meet to iron out the details of the merger before making an official announcement.
- The manager and employee need to iron out some issues that have been affecting their working relationship.
- We should iron out any discrepancies in the financial reports before submitting them.
- The new policy will help iron out the inconsistencies in the current system.
- The mediator will iron out the conflicts between the neighbors to achieve a peaceful resolution.
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Meaning 2
Press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- I need to iron out this wrinkled suit before the party tonight.
- Can you iron out these creases on my dress, it's all bunched up.
- Make sure you iron out the collar before ironing the rest of the shirt.
- She carefully ironed out the deep crease on her husband's favourite trousers.
- I have to iron out my uniform before the parade tomorrow.