ice meaning and definition

ICE noun

Definition of ice (noun)

1. water frozen in the solid state
   • "Americans like ice in their drinks"
   • synonyms: water ice
2. the frozen part of a body of water
3. diamonds
   • "look at the ice on that dame!"
   • synonyms: sparkler
4. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
   • synonyms: frosting, icing
5. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
   • synonyms: frappe
6. 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
   • synonyms: chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash
7. 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
   • synonyms: internal-combustion engine
8. a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
   • "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
   • synonyms: ice rink, ice-skating rink

ICE verb

Definition of ice (verb)

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