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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The Senate passed its version last week and the two chambers will now iron out differences. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025 What’s engaging is increasing the efficiency and ironing out the kinks. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 There should be no major offensive issues to iron out. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025 The banks are discussing an emergency loan backed by Argentine assets, the people said, while cautioning that talks are ongoing and specific collateral is still being ironed out. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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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