ironed

word · lemma: iron

Definition

Pressed clothes or fabric using a hot iron to remove wrinkles. Also, sometimes used figuratively to mean made smooth or solved problems.

Usage & Nuances

Usually refers to clothing. Common collocations: 'ironed shirt', 'freshly ironed'. Sometimes used figuratively in phrases like 'ironed out the details' (solved or clarified something). Regularly used in the past tense to describe completed actions.

Example Sentences

She ironed her dress before going out.

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I ironed all the shirts this morning.

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My uniform is nicely ironed.

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All the wrinkles were ironed out of the curtains.

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We finally ironed out our differences and agreed.

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He likes his shirts perfectly ironed, with no creases at all.

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