The difference between Iron and Ironman

When used as nouns, iron means a common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel, whereas ironman means an extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively.

Iron is also verb with the meaning: to pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

Iron is also adjective with the meaning: made of the metal iron.

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  1. Iron as a noun (uncountable):

    A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

  2. Iron as a noun (uncountable, physics, chemistry, metallurgy):

    A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

  3. Iron as a noun (uncountable, countable, metallurgy):

    Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.

    Examples:

    "wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron'"

  4. Iron as a noun (countable):

    A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.

  5. Iron as a noun (usually plural, '''''[[irons]]'''''):

    Shackles.

  6. Iron as a noun (slang):

    A handgun.

  7. Iron as a noun (uncountable):

    A dark shade of the colour/color silver.

  8. Iron as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from '''[[iron hoof]]''', rhyming with '''[[poof]]'''; countable, offensive):

    A male homosexual.

  9. Iron as a noun (golf):

    A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

  10. Iron as a noun (uncountable):

    Great strength or power.

  11. Iron as a noun (weightlifting):

    Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.

    Examples:

    "He lifts iron on the weekends."

  12. Iron as a noun:

    A safety curtain in a theatre

  1. Iron as an adjective (not comparable):

    Made of the metal iron.

  2. Iron as an adjective (figuratively):

    Strong , inflexible.

    Examples:

    "She had an iron will."

    "He held on with an iron grip."

    "an iron constitution"

    "'Iron men"

    "synonyms: adamant adamantine brassbound"

  1. Iron as a verb (transitive):

    To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

  2. Iron as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

  3. Iron as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish or arm with iron.

    Examples:

    "to iron a wagon"

  1. Ironman as a noun:

    An extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively.

  2. Ironman as a noun (Australia):

    A form of surf lifesaving competition which combines swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running.

  3. Ironman as a noun:

    An extreme form of triathlon, expecially one organised by the World Triathlon Corporation that comprises a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike race and a marathon run.

  4. Ironman as a noun (by extension):

    The winner of such a lifesaving event or triathlon.

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