Dictionary definition · ICE
noun
- a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
- water frozen in the solid state"Americans like ice in their drinks"
- the frozen part of a body of water
- diamonds"look at the ice on that dame!"
- a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating"the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
verb
- decorate with frosting"frost a cake"
- cause to become ice or icy"an iced summer drink"
- put ice on or put on ice"Ice your sprained limbs"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).