| Main Entry: | iron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard, ferrous metal |
Synonyms: |
cast, coke, pig |
| Notes: | ferrum is the Latin name for iron, from which its chemical symbol Fe is derived; iron exists in various states of impurity and it is processed to produce cast iron, wrought iron, etc. and steel (steel is iron to which carbon and other things have been added) |
| Main Entry: | iron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint made of metal |
Synonyms: |
bond, chain, cuffs, fetter, handcuffs, leg irons, manacles, shackles |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
Synonyms: |
band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | chain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connected metal links; jewelry made of such links |
Synonyms: |
bond, bracelet, cable, clinker, connection, coupling, fetter, iron, lavaliere, link, locket, manacle, pendant, shackle, trammel |
| Main Entry: | club |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | golfing tool |
Synonyms: |
brassie, cleek, driver, iron, mashie, midiron, niblick, putter, spoon, stick, wedge, wood |
| Main Entry: | fetters |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bindings; bondage |
Synonyms: |
bilboes, bonds, captivity, chains, check, cuffs, curb, handcuffs, hindrance, irons, manacles, obstruction, restraint, shackles, trammels |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make smooth |
Synonyms: |
allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, even, flatten, flush, iron, level, plane, press, quiet, relieve, steam, still, suppress |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Antonyms: |
rough |
| Main Entry: | manacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | handcuff |
Synonyms: |
bond, bracelet, chain, fetter, iron, pinion, shackle |
| Main Entry: | press |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push on with force |
Synonyms: |
bear down, bear heavily, bulldoze, clasp, compress, condense, constrain, crowd, crush, cumber, depress, embrace, enfold, express, finish, flatten, force down, hold, hug, impel, iron, jam, level, mangle, mash, mass, move, pack, pile, pin down, ram, reduce, scrunch, shove, smooth, squash, squeeze, squish, steam, stuff, thrust, unwrinkle, weigh |
Antonyms: |
pull |
| Main Entry: | shackle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint |
Synonyms: |
bracelet, chain, cuff, electronic ankle bracelet, fetter, handcuff, irons, leg-iron, manacle, rope, trammel |