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ice

[ʌɪs]

noun

Meaning

  • Water in frozen (solid) form.

  • Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.

  • Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.

  • A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.

  • An ice cream.

  • Any substance having the appearance of ice.

  • One or more diamonds and jewelry.

  • Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.

  • The area where a game of ice hockey is played.

  • Money paid as a bribe.

verb

Meaning

  • To cool with ice, as a beverage.

  • To become ice; to freeze.

  • To make icy; to freeze.

  • To murder.

  • To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.

  • To put out a team for a match.

    "Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season"

  • To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.

    "If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone."