ice

noun

1》 frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.

    ↘chiefly Brit. an ice cream or water ice.

2》 informal diamonds.

verb

1》 decorate with icing.

2》 (usu. ice up/over) become covered or blocked with ice.

3》 N. Amer. informal clinch (a victory or deal).

4》 N. Amer. informal kill.

Phrases

break the ice relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers.

on ice

1》 (of wine or food) kept chilled using ice.

2》 suspended; on hold.

on thin ice in a precarious or risky situation.

Derivatives

iced adjective

Origin

OE īs, of Gmc origin.