Ice | Mean of ice in English Dictionary

/ˈaɪs/

• Noun
• frozen water
1. The steps were coated with ice.
2. a piece of ice
3. Ice formed on the car's windows.
4. The ice melted quickly in the hot sun.
5. ice crystals/particles/sculptures
6. ice cubes
• a sheet of frozen water
1. She skated out onto the ice.
2. He almost fell through a hole in the ice.
• cubes or pieces of ice
1. Fill the glass with ice.

• a frozen dessert of crushed ice sweetened with fruit juice
1. (a) raspberry ice
• a serving of ice cream
• diamonds or jewelry
1. He gave her some ice for her birthday.
2. She was dripping with ice. [=she was wearing a lot of diamond jewelry]
• to say or do something that helps people to relax and begin talking at a meeting, party, etc.
1. He told a joke to break the ice.
• to have importance to someone
1. His opinion doesn't cut any ice with me. = His opinion cuts no ice with me. [=his opinion is not important to me]
• on top of pieces of ice in order to be kept cool
1. I'll put the champagne on ice.
• in the state of being delayed for a time
1. We'll have to put/keep the project on ice until more funds become available. [=we'll have to stop working on the project until more funds become available]
• in a condition that makes victory certain
1. With that last goal they put the game on ice. [=they iced the game; they made it certain that they would win the game]
• in a dangerous situation
1. In going against his father's wishes, he was (skating/walking) on thin ice.
• Verb
• to make (something) cold with ice
1. Ice the glasses before you fill them.
2. ice [=put ice on] a twisted ankle
• to cover (something, such as a cake) with icing
1. Ice [=(US) frost] the cake after it has cooled.
• to make winning or getting (something) certain
1. The last goal iced [=clinched] the game/win.
2. His persuasive talk iced [=secured] the contract.
• to shoot (the puck) down the rink and beyond the opponent's goal
• to kill or murder (someone)
1. He had all his enemies iced.
• to become covered with ice
1. The freezing rain caused the roads to ice over.
2. As the weather grew colder, the pond iced over.
3. The wings of the plane iced up during the storm.