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steel  (stl)

n.

1. A generally hard, strong, durable, malleable alloy of iron and carbon, usually containing between 0.2 and 1.5 percent carbon, often with other constituents such as manganese, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, copper, tungsten, cobalt, or silicon, depending on the desired alloy properties, and widely used as a structural material.

2. Something, such as a sword, that is made of steel.

3. A quality suggestive of this alloy, especially a hard, unflinching character.

4. Steel gray.

adj.

1.

a. Made with, relating to, or consisting of steel: steel beams; the steel industry; a bicycle with a steel frame.

b. Very firm or strong: a steel grip.

2. Of a steel gray.

tr.v. steeled, steel·ing, steels

1. To cover, plate, edge, or point with steel.

2. To make hard, strong, or obdurate; strengthen: He steeled himself for disappointment.

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[Middle English stel, from Old English stle, stl.]

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steel

Noun

1. an alloy of iron and carbon, often with small quantities of other elements

2. a steel rod used for sharpening knives

3. courage and mental toughness

Verb

to prepare (oneself) for coping with something unpleasant: he had steeled himself to accept the fact [Old English stēli]

steely adj

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steel  (stl)

Any of various hard, strong, flexible alloys of iron and carbon. Often, other metals are added to give steel a particular property, such as chromium and nickel to make it stainless. Steel is widely used in many kinds of tools and as a structural material in building.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	steel - an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" atomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood alloy steel - steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon austenitic steel - steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures case-hardened steel - steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal carbon steel - steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains crucible steel - steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible Damascus steel, Damask steel - a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades chisel steel - steel used in making chisels hard steel - steel with more than 0.3% carbon medium steel - steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon low-carbon steel, mild steel, soft-cast steel - steel with less than 0.15% carbon pearlite - a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron quenched steel - steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it structural steel - a strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in construction
	2.	steel - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard sword, blade, brand backsword - a sword with only one cutting edge blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab cavalry sword, saber, sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
	3.	steel - knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"
Verb	1.	steel - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant nerve brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
	2.	steel - cover, plate, or edge with steel cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

Translations

steel [stiːl] n → acero

adj → de acero

steel [stiːl] n → acier m

cpd → d'acier

steel [stiːl] n → Stahl m

adj (girder, wool etc) → Stahl-

steel [stiːl] n → acciaio

cpd → di acciaio

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steel

n / adj steel [stiːl]

(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip).staalفولاذстоманаocel(ový)stål; stål-der Stahl, Stahl-...ατσάλι, ατσάλινοςterasپولادteräs(d')acierפְּלָדָהइस्पात, फौलाद, तलवार, ताकतčelikacélbajastálacciaio; d'acciaio鋼鉄(の)강철; 철강제의, 강철의plienastērauds; tērauda-kelulistaalstålstalaço(de) oţelстальoceľ; oceľovýjekločelikstålเหล็กçelik鋼(鐵)сталь, крицяفولادthép钢（铁）

v

to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.staalيَسْتَجْمِعُ قُوَّتَه وشَجاعَتَهставам нечуствителенdodat si odvahuruste sigsich wappnen(αυτοπαθές) ατσαλώνω την καρδιά μου,οπλίζομαι με θάρροςend koguma, kõvendamaپولادين كردنterästääs'armer de courage (pour)לְהִתכּוֹנֵן נַפשִׁיתदृढ़ एवं पक्का बनाना, फौलाद चढ़ानाočeličiti, kaliti što(meg)edzmenguatkan hatiherða sig upp í að(farsi coraggio)覚悟を固める...에 강철을 입히다; 단단하게 하다ruošti, kauptiiedrošināt sevi; nocietinātiesmenguatkanzich wapenenstålsette segszykowaćfortalecer-sea se înarma cu curaj (pentru)собраться с силамиdodať si odvahyojeklenitiočeličitistålsättaทำให้แข็งเป็นเหล็กกล้าkendini hazırlamak使有決心(去做某事)загартовуватиسخت کرناtôi luyện使有决心（去做某事）

adj ˈsteely

hard, cold, strong or bright like steel. staalagtigفولاذي، قاسٍ، صَلْب، لامِعтвърд като стоманаocelový, jako ocelbenhårdstählernατσάλινος, ψυχρός, γυαλιστερόςteraskõva, haljasپولادينteräksinend'acierכפלדהइस्पाती, फौलादीčeličan, kao čelikacéloskuatstál-, líkur stálid'acciaio堅い강철의; 완고한, 굳은kaip plienastēraudam līdzīgsseperti besistalenstål-, stålaktigstalowyde açode oţelсуровый; непреклонныйako oceľjeklenčeličanstålhård,-blankเหมือนเหล็กกล้าçelik gibi似鋼的сталевий; твердий як стальفولادیbằng thép , như thép似钢的

n ˈsteeliness

staalagtigheidصَلابَهтвърдостtvrdost, chladnoststålagtigheddie Stählernheitψυχρότηταteraskõvadusپولاديteräksisyysdureté, inflexibilitéפְּלָדָהčeličnostacélosság, acélozottságkekuatanharka, ósveigjanleikidurezza, inflessibilità堅さ강철 같음; 완고함kietumas, tvirtumascietums; stingrība; nelokāmībasifat besistaalachtigheidstålaktighethartdurezaduritate, inflexibilitateсуровость; непреклонностьtvrdosť, chladnosťjeklenostčeličnoststålhårdhet, stålglansความบึกบึน; ความกล้า; คุณสมบัติของเหล็กกล้าçelik gibi olma鋼性стальна твердістьفولادی پنsự rắn như thép钢性

steel wool

a pad, ball etc of steel shavings used for scouring (pans etc) and polishing. staalwolألْياف سِلْكِيَّه للتَّنْظيفстоманена вълнаocelová vlnastålulddie Stahlwolleσυρμάτινο σφουγγαράκι για τις κατσαρόλεςtraatnuustikگلوله پشمي براي تميزكاريteräsvillatampon d'acierצֶמֶר פְּלָדָהइस्पात कतरनčelična vunaacélforgácssabut bajastálulllana d'acciaio鋼綿(연마용의) 강면, 강철솜plieno drožlėsdzelzs skaidas; tērauda skaidu beržamaiskasa dawaistaalwolstålullwełna stalowapalha-de-açoaşchii de oţelметаллическая мочалкаoceľová vlnajeklena volnačelična vunastålullเหล็กฝอยbulaşık teli鋼絲絨металева мийкаمہین فولادی تاروں کا گچھاbùi nhùi thép钢丝绒

n pl or n sg ˈsteelworks

a factory where steel is made. staalfabriekمَصْنَع فولاذстоманолеярен заводocelárnystålværkdie Stahlwerke (pl.)χαλυβουργείοterasetehasكارخانه توليد بخارterästehdasaciérieמִפעָל פְּלָדָהस्टील कारखानाčeličana, ljevaonica čelikaacélmű(vek)pabrik bajastálverksmiðjaacciaieria製鋼所제강소plieno liejyklatēraudlietuvekilang besistaalfabriekstålverkstalowniasiderúrgicaoţelărieсталелитейный заводoceliareňjeklarnačeličanastålverkโรงงานเหล็กçelik fabrikası鋼鐵廠сталеливарний заводفولادی مصنوعات کا کارخانہxưởng luyện thép钢铁厂