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Dictionary definition · ICE

noun

  1. 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
  2. water frozen in the solid state"Americans like ice in their drinks"
  3. the frozen part of a body of water
  4. diamonds"look at the ice on that dame!"
  5. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
  6. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
  7. 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
  8. a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating"the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"

verb

  1. decorate with frosting"frost a cake"
  2. cause to become ice or icy"an iced summer drink"
  3. put ice on or put on ice"Ice your sprained limbs"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).