What is the meaning of ironing?

noun

  • Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been. ironed)
    • usage: "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
  • The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles.

verb

  • Press and smooth with a heated iron.
    • usage: "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
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