ICE


Meaning of ICE in English

■ noun

1》 frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.

↘ chiefly Brit. an ~ cream or water ~.

2》 informal diamonds.

■ verb

1》 decorate with icing.

2》 (usu. ~ up/over ) become covered or blocked with ~.

3》 N. Amer. informal clinch (a victory or deal).

4》 N. Amer. informal kill.

Phrases

break the ~ relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers.

on ~

1》 (of wine or food) kept chilled using ~.

2》 suspended; on hold.

on thin ~ in a precarious or risky situation.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

OE īs , of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.