___ out (resolve) (4 letters)

{ Answer }

IRON

{ Related Clues }

One of the Ages
Inflexible
Mashie, for one
Press
"Pumping ___"
Smooth
Tough
Unbending
Unwavering
Unyielding
A club for Caponi
Fe, chemically
Golf club
Hematite constituent
Kind of fist
Mashie or niblick
Merrimack plating
Metallic element
Mineral in spinach
Monopoly token
Niblick, e.g.
Niblick or mashie
Part of multivitamin
Part of steel
Press agent?
Pumping material
Shade of gray
Something to pump
Steel base
Waffle maker
Wrinkle remover
Do a Tuesday chore
Golf-bag item
Maker of a brand name?
___ Man, comics hero
___ mike (automatic pilot)
Red curtain material?
Take care of a pressing detail

{ Tags }

club, curtain, do, eg, fe, golf, horse, iron, item, kind, mashie, monopoly, need, niblick, out, press, pressing, pump, smooth, steel, token

{ Notes }

The answer IRON is very common and appears about once every 30.2 puzzles.

{ Definition }

IRON as a noun:

1. (iron, Fe, atomic number 26) = a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

2. a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

3. (iron, branding iron) = implement used to brand live stock

4. (iron, smoothing iron) = home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

IRON as a verb:

1. (iron, iron out, press) = press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

IRON as an adjective:

1. (cast-iron, iron) = extremely robust; "an iron constitution"