iron out
(transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
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And the winner is...Congrats to @greasyguts.bsky.social ! I will be reaching out to you to iron out what you'd like me to draw you!!! Thanks to everyone who participated :3 Stay tuned for the next time I do a raffle!
In a group, someone's child asked if we'd see him next year and he quietly said yes so I don't think a contract is out of the question. It just might take some time to iron out. We really need competition for him on t…
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(transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
That shirt still has a few more wrinkles to iron out.
“And the winner is...Congrats to @greasyguts.bsky.social ! I will be reaching out to you to iron out what you'd like me to draw you!!! Thanks to everyone who participated :3 Stay tuned for the next time I do a raffle!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, figurative) To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
Let's just sit down and iron out an agreement on this issue.
“In a group, someone's child asked if we'd see him next year and he quietly said yes so I don't think a contract is out of the question. It just might take some time to iron out. We really need competition for him on the wings, Longman gives his all but doesn't have the pace now.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
Dilatation of this type “irons out the folds” of the urethra, giving better drainage of the paraurethral glands, stimulating circulation and promoting rapid healing, especially when small doses (7½ gr. q.i.d.) of one of the triple-sulfon…
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