English verb: iron out | |||
1. | iron out (change) settle or put right | ||
Samples | We need to iron out our disagreements. | ||
Synonyms | put right, straighten out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
2. | iron out (contact) press and smooth with a heated iron | ||
Samples | Press your shirts. She stood there ironing. | ||
Examples | They iron out the cape | ||
Synonyms | iron, press | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | press | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mangle | ||
Entail | heat, heat up | ||