iron out

verb

ironed out; ironing out; irons out

transitive verb

1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences

Examples of iron out in a Sentence

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Details for those presentations have yet to be ironed out. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2024 The Antioch Police Department is working on a service agreement that will iron out details on getting outside help. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 Sandler has been pulling stars left and right for this sequel, though Nick Swardson (who has been tapped for the film) previously shared that a final script had yet to be ironed out, despite the filming date looming. Sara Belcher, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 But any issues that may arise are more likely to be ironed out quickly because of the respect Randle possesses for Finch. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for iron out 

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of iron out was in 1753

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“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

iron out

verb
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by ironing
2
: to work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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