The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IRON
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What does IRON mean?
IRON noun- A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
- A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
- (usually plural, irons) Shackles.
- A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
- A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
- (shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable) A male homosexual.
- A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
- Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
- Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
- A safety curtain in a theatre.
- Dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.
- To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
- To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
- To furnish or arm with iron.
- Made of the metal iron.
- Strong (as of will), inflexible.