steel
[verb]
Synonyms: gird, brace, fortify, prepare, ready, strengthen, encourage, animate, cheer, chirk (up), embolden, enhearten, hearten, inspirit, nerve

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Antonyms: unsteel
Related Idioms: grit one's teeth, set one's jaw, take the bit in one's teeth
Related Words: rally, nerve, buck up, reinforce

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Steel, Dan‧i‧elle /ˌdæniˈel/
(1947–) a US writer of popular novels, including The Wedding and Bittersweet. She has written more than 60 books, most of which are romances.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. steel¹ S3 W3 /stiːl/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: style, stele]

1. [uncountable] strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon:
a steel bridge
stainless steel (=steel that does not change colour) knives

2. [uncountable] the industry that makes steel:
Sheffield is a major steel town.

3. nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situation

4. [countable] a thin bar of steel used for making knives sharp

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II. steel² verb [transitive]
steel yourself to prepare yourself to do something that you know will be unpleasant or upsetting
steel yourself to do something
He steeled himself not to look away.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

steel
noun
ADJ. solid | forged, galvanized, mild, reinforced, rolled, stainless
VERB + STEEL make, manufacture, produce | harden, temper
STEEL + NOUN ingot, sheet | industry, manufacture, mill, plant, works
PREP. in ~ building in steel and aluminium

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

steel
sti:l
See: mind like a steel trap

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