Usually means: Resolve or smooth out difficulties.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. iron out: Merriam-Webster
  2. iron out: Collins English Dictionary
  3. iron out: Vocabulary.com
  4. iron out: Wiktionary
  5. iron out: Dictionary.com
  6. iron out: Rhymezone
  7. iron out: Phrasal Verb Page
  8. iron out: FreeDictionary.org
  9. iron out: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. iron out: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. iron out: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. iron out: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. iron out: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. iron out: Medical dictionary

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  1. iron out: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (iron out)

verb:  (transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.
verb:  (transitive) To make (something) flat or smooth as if with an iron.
verb:  (transitive, figurative) To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
verb:  (transitive, slang) To thrash or beat up; to overwhelm in a fight.
verb:  (transitive, slang) To kill.

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