Definition of "ice" in Anglais

noun

1. Water in frozen (solid) form.

   • 1882, Popular Science Monthly (volume 20), "The Freezing of a Salt Lake" It has always been difficult to explain how ice is formed on the surface of oceans while the temperature of maximum density is lower than that of cogelation, and the observations on this lake were instituted in the hope that they might throw light upon the subject.

2. (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.

3. (astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.

4. (figuratively) Something having an extreme coldness of manner.

   • a heart of ice

5. (figuratively) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.

   • break the ice

6. (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.

   • 2006, CBC, Finland, Sweden 'the dream final', February 26 2002, The neighbouring countries have enjoyed many great battles on the ice. They last met for gold at the 1998 world championship, won by Sweden. Three years earlier, Finland bested Sweden for the only world title in its history.

7. (now dialectal) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").

8. A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.

9. An ice cream.

10. An individual piece of ice.

11. Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.

12. An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.

13. Money paid as a bribe.

14. The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine.

    • Near-synonym: crystal meth

15. (slang) One or more diamonds.

verb

1. (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.

2. (transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.

3. (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.

   • The bridge ices before the road.

4. (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.

5. (transitive, ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.

   • Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season

6. (transitive, ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.