| VERB | change | iron out, straighten out, put right | settle or put right |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | iron out, iron, press | press and smooth with a heated iron |
| Meaning | Settle or put right. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "we need to iron out our disagreements" | |
| Synonyms | straighten out, put right | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Spanish | mantener a raya, poner a raya | |
| Meaning | Press and smooth with a heated iron. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They iron out the cape | |
| Synonyms | iron, press | |
| Entails | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Narrower | mangle | Press with a mangle |
| Broader | press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure |
| Spanish | planchar | |
| Catalan | planxar | |
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