Definition of "steel"
- noun
A metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon, harder than pure elemental iron but malleable when hot.
A tool used to sharpen or hone knives; a honing steel.
A sword.
A type of slide used in the practice of steel guitar.
Hardness; strength in adversity; mettle.
- verb
To harden.
To cover with steel.
To hone with a honing steel.
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