Definition

1. Noun:
   • Iron (for clothes): A household appliance with a flat, heated metal base, used to press and smooth wrinkles from fabric.
   • The act of ironing: Can refer to the task or process of using this appliance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy dùng bàn ủi để là quần áo. (She uses an iron to press clothes.)
  • Bàn ủi điện này rất tiện lợi. (This electric iron is very convenient.)
  • Công việc bàn ủi đã xong. (The ironing work is finished.)

Advanced Usage

• "ủi đồ": to iron clothes.
  • Tôi phải ủi đồ trước khi đi làm. (I have to iron clothes before going to work.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ủi (v): to iron, to press.
  • Bạn có biết ủi áo sơ mi không? (Do you know how to iron a shirt?)

Synonyms

• Clothes iron: The appliance.
• Flatiron: A traditional type of iron.
• Press: To smooth fabric with heat and pressure.

Related Idioms

• Phẳng như ủi: As flat as ironed; meaning very smooth or flat.
  • Con đường mới trải nhựa phẳng như ủi. (The newly paved road is as smooth as if it were ironed.)