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| ice [ īss ] |
noun (plural ic·es) |
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1. frozen water: water that has frozen into solid form
  puddles turning to ice
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2. expanse of frozen water: an area, layer, or body of frozen water
a polar bear far out on the ice
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3. substance like ice: any substance resembling ice, e.g. the frozen form of carbon dioxide, known as dry ice
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4. pieces of frozen water: ice, either crushed or in cubes, used to cool drinks or food
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5. unfriendliness: animosity or excessive formality between people
The atmosphere turned to ice when her ex-husband walked in.
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6. frozen dessert: a dessert or snack of crushed ice flavored with sweetened juice
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7. hockey ice skating skating surface: a prepared frozen surface for ice skaters or hockey players
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8. diamonds: diamonds, or jewelry, especially stolen merchandise or flashy diamond jewelry
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slang
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9. illegal drug: a smokable form of methamphetamine used as an illegal drug
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slang
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verb (past and past participle iced, present participle ic·ing, 3rd person present singular ic·es) |
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1. intransitive verb freeze up: to freeze and develop a thin coating of ice on the surface
The bridge iced, making it dangerous.
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2. transitive verb put icing on food: to cover something such as a cake with icing
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3. transitive verb cool drink: to chill a drink with ice, or stir ice cubes into a drink
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4. transitive verb kill somebody: to kill another person
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5. transitive verb hockey send puck out of defensive territory: to shoot a hockey puck out of defensive territory and far into the opposing team's territory
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6. transitive verb make certain of something: to make certain of something, especially of winning a game
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slang
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They iced the game with a late field goal.
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| [ Old English īs< Germanic] |
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| iced adjective |
| ice·less adjective |
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break the ice to ease the initial restraint or awkwardness of a meeting or social gathering
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cut no ice to fail to impress or make a difference
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on ice
1. in abeyance or in a state of being postponed
We had so much work that we had to put the idea of a vacation on ice.
2. in a place of safekeeping (slang)
3. being chilled in a freezer, refrigerator, or among ice cubes
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on thin ice in an unsafe, difficult, or vulnerable situation (informal)
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