steel
noun
[ stiːl ]
• a hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used as a structural and fabricating material.
• "steel girders"
steel
verb
• mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult.
• "his team were steeling themselves for disappointment"
Similar:
brace oneself,
nerve oneself,
gear oneself up,
prepare oneself,
get in the right frame of mind,
make up one's mind,
fortify oneself,
harden oneself,
bolster oneself,
psych oneself up,
gird (up) one's loins,
Origin:
Old English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to stay2. The verb dates from the late 16th century.
