iron out

Definitions

1. 1

   To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.

   • That shirt still has a few more wrinkles to iron out.
2. 2

   To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.

3. 3

   To resolve (a dispute)

   To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).

   • Let's just sit down and iron out an agreement on this issue.
   • We need to iron out the wrinkles in the plan before implementing it.
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   1. 4

      To thrash or beat up

      To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight.

      • It was a WhatsApp message saying, 'do you want to fight Christmas time/December? Exhibition, who ever you want'. […] Of course I would [fight a YouTuber] - especially Jake Paul! I'd iron him out. He wouldn't fight me though, would he?
   2. 5

      To kill.

      • ‘I’ll f***king run out of the crowd with a f***king pillowcase, put it over his nut and just suffocate him.[’] […] He explained: ‘I think that’s the move because no-one’s going to iron him out and he needs to go don’t he, this geezer?[’]

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