I. ˈīs noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs ice, Avestan isu- icy
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : frozen water
b. : a sheet or stretch of ice
2. : a substance resembling ice ; especially : the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid
ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn
3. : a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)
4.
a. : a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (as fruit juice) ; especially : one containing no milk or cream
b. British : a serving of ice cream
5. slang : diamonds ; broadly : jewelry
6. : an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets
7. : methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C 10 H 15 N·HCI when used illicitly for smoking — called also crystal, crystal meth
• ice·less ˈīs-ləs adjective
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- on ice
- on thin ice
II. verb
( iced ; ic·ing )
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to coat with or convert into ice
b. : to chill with ice
c. : to supply with ice
2. : to cover with or as if with icing
3. : to put on ice
4. : secure 1b
made two free throws…to ice the win — Jack McCallum
5. : to shoot (an ice hockey puck) the length of the rink and beyond the opponents' goal line
6. slang : kill 1a
intransitive verb
1. : to become ice-cold
2.
a. : to become covered with ice — often used with up or over
b. : to have ice form inside
the carburetor iced up