1. settle or put right (Freq. 1) - we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: straighten out, put right • Hypernyms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. press and smooth with a heated iron - press your shirts - she stood there ironing • Syn: iron, press • Derivationally related forms: iron (for: iron), ironing (for: iron) • Hypernyms: press • Hyponyms: mangle • Entailment: heat, heat up • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - They iron out the cape