steel
1 noun IND metal alloycruach fem4 the knife is of polished steel de chruach shnasta atá an scian déanta 2 noun object for sharpening knivescruach faobhairTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb prepare yourself TRANSITIVEto steel yourself for sth do mhisneach a chruinniú do rudshe steeled herself for the meeting tharraing sí ar a misneach don chruinniú 4 verb make (sb/sth) stronger literary TRANSITIVEláidrigh verb neartaigh verb cruaigh verb the experience has steeled them tá siad neartaithe ag an eispéireasthe soldiers steeled their hearts against pity chruaigh na saighdiúirí a gcroí ina aghaidh na trua