Betekenis van iron In het Nederlands

• 0 a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts in blood:

  • Iron rusts easily.

  • Liver is a particularly rich source of dietary iron.

  • iron ore

  • an iron deficiency

• 1 a piece of equipment for making clothes flat and smooth that has a handle and a flat base and is usually heated with electricity:

  • a steam iron

  • a travel iron

• 2 a stick that has an iron or steel part at the end that is used to hit the ball in golf:

  • He'll probably use a 2 or 3 iron for the shot.

• 3 chains tied around someone to prevent them from escaping or moving:

  • It was common practice for the prisoners to be clapped in irons (= tied with chains).

• 4 to make clothes flat and smooth using an iron:

  • It takes about five minutes to iron a shirt properly.

• 5 very strong physically, mentally, or emotionally:

  • I think you have to have an iron will to make some of these decisions.

• 6 a common, silver-colored, metal element that is magnetic and strong, is used in making steel, and is found in small amounts in blood and in all living things:

  • Iron rusts easily.

  • Liver is a rich source of dietary iron.

• 7 a device with a handle and a flat metal base that can be heated and pressed against cloth to make the cloth smooth

• 8 to make cloth smooth using an iron:

  • I have to iron this skirt.

  • [ M ] Let me iron out the wrinkles in this tablecloth.

• 9 made of or containing iron:

  • iron ore

  • an iron railing along the steps

  • fig. Her success depended on physical strength and an iron will (= strong determination).

• 10 a common metal element used in making steel:

  • Heavy industries, like iron and steel, can take advantage of the government's increased public-works spending.