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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 | ||
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