ice

The definition of ice is the solid form of water, something frozen or a cold attitude.

(noun)

An example of ice is a cube dropped in a drink to cool it down.

Ice is defined as to freeze or cool, cover with or change into solid water, or is slang for to kill.

(verb)

An example of ice is to freeze lemonade.

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See ice in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the glassy, brittle, crystalline form of water made solid by cold; frozen water
  2. a piece, layer, or sheet of this
  3. anything like frozen water in appearance, structure, etc.
  4. coldness in manner or attitude
    1. a frozen dessert, usually made of water, fruit juice, egg white, and sugar
    2. Brit. ice cream
  5. Slang a diamond or diamonds
  6. Slang
    1. the illegal profit made in ticket scalping, as through extra payment by ticket brokers to theater management
    2. any money paid in bribes or graft

Origin: ME is < OE īs, akin to Ger eis (OHG īs), Dan is, ON iss < IE base *eis, *ein- > Avestan isu-, icy, OSlav inej, snow flurry

transitive verb iced, icing

  1. to change into ice; freeze
  2. to cover with ice; apply ice to
  3. to cool by putting ice on, in, or around
  4. to cover (cake, etc.) with icing
  5. Slang to kill
  6. Ice Hockey to shoot (the puck) from defensive to offensive territory

intransitive verb

to freeze: often with up or over

  1. Iceland
  2. Icelandic

condition, state, or quality of: justice, malice

Origin: ME -ice, -ise, -is < OFr -ice < L -itius, masc., -itia, fem., -itium, neut.

See ice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Water frozen solid.
  2. A surface, layer, or mass of frozen water.
  3. Something resembling frozen water: ammonia ice.
  4. A frozen dessert consisting of water, sugar, and a liquid flavoring, often fruit juice.
  5. Cake frosting; icing.
  6. Slang Diamonds.
  7. Sports The playing field in ice hockey; the rink.
  8. Extreme unfriendliness or reserve.
  9. Slang A payment over the listed price of a ticket for a public event.
  10. Slang Methamphetamine.
verb iced iced, ic·ing, ic·es
verb, transitive
  1. To coat or slick with solidly frozen water.
  2. To cause to become ice; freeze.
  3. To chill by setting in or as if in ice.
  4. To cover or decorate (a cake, for example) with a sugar coating.
  5. Slang To ensure of victory, as in a game; clinch.
  6. Sports To shoot (the puck) from one's defensive half of an ice hockey rink across the opponent's goal line outside of the goal.
  7. Slang To kill; murder.
verb, intransitive
To turn into or become coated with ice; freeze: The pond iced over.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English is

Origin: , from Old English īs

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Related Forms:

  • iceˈless adjective

abbreviation
  1. internal-combustion engine
  2. International Cultural Exchange

abbreviation
  1. Iceland
  2. Icelandic

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