Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

iron

n. a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

iron, smoothing iron

n. home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

iron, branding iron

n. implement used to brand live stock

wrestling, rassling, grappling

n. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

chain, iron, irons, chains

n. metal shackles; for hands or legs

iron, Fe, atomic number 26

n. a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

wrestling, grappling, wrestle, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle

n. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

grappling, braving, confronting, coping with, tackling

n. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

iron, iron out

v. press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

iron, rugged, cast-iron

adj. extremely robust; "an iron constitution"

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

flatten, become flat, become flatter, flatten out

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

drop, flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

grade

v. level to the right gradient

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

healthy

adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

big-boned

adj. having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh

chesty, big-chested

adj. marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"

big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered

adj. having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"

stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

heavy-armed

adj. having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"

square-built

adj. broad and solidly built

frail

adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

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