(metallurgy, blacksmithing, literally) To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.

(Australia, slang) Is lazy.

Alternative form of strike while the iron is hot

(chiefly Britain, Ireland) A retailer in iron goods and hardware.

(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

The practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate their ignorance.

A theatrical effect in which the true meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

Covered with iron, steel, or some metal, armor-plated. / (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable. / (figuratively) Rigorous; severe; exacting.

A metal-plated ship, vessel, or vehicle. / (military) An armor-plated warship.