irons

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of iron
2. (dated, plural, plural-only)Shackles.

   “He’s been clapped in irons!”

3. (plural, plural-only)A lack of forward motion.

   “Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.”

4. (plural, plural-only)The stirrups.

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of iron

name

1. A surname.
2. West Ham United F.C. (a football club based in London).