I
n.
tool for breaking
an ice ~
II
n. ( colloq. )
selection
to take one's ~
III
v.
1) ( C ) ('to select') ~ a nice melon for me; or: ~ me a nice melon
2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ at ('to eat sparingly') (to ~ at one's food)
3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to select') to ~ from, out of (she ~ed this album from our record library)
4) ( colloq. ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to find fault with') (she's always ~ing on me)
5) ( H ) ('to select') they ~ed me to serve as secretary
6) ( N ; used with an adjective) the animals ~ed the carcass clean