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on ice

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ice

  [ahys] noun, verb, iced, ic⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
2. the frozen surface of a body of water.
3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice.
4. a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice.
5. British. ice cream.
6. icing, as on a cake.
7. reserve; formality: The ice of his manner betrayed his dislike of the new ambassador.
8. Slang.
a. a diamond or diamonds.
b. protection money paid to the police by the operator of an illicit business.
c. a fee that a ticket broker pays to a theater manager in order to receive a favorable allotment of tickets.
–verb (used with object)
9. to cover with ice.
10. to change into ice; freeze.
11. to cool with ice, as a drink.
12. to cover (cake, sweet rolls, etc.) with icing; frost.
13. to refrigerate with ice, as air.
14. to make cold, as if with ice.
15. to preserve by placing on ice.
16. Ice Hockey. (esp. in Canada) to put (a team) into formal play.
17. Slang.
a. to settle or seal; make sure of, as by signing a contract: We'll ice the deal tomorrow.
b. to make (a business arrangement) more attractive by adding features or benefits: The star pitcher wouldn't sign his new contract until the team iced it with a big bonus.
c. to kill, esp. to murder: The mobsters threatened to ice him if he went to the police.
18. Sports Slang. to establish a winning score or insurmountable lead in or otherwise assure victory in (a game or contest): Her second goal iced the game.
–verb (used without object)
19. to change to ice; freeze: The sherbet is icing in the refrigerator.
20. to be coated with ice (often fol. by up): The windshield has iced up.
–adjective
21. of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
22. for holding ice and food or drink to be chilled: an ice bucket; an ice chest.
23. on or done on the ice: ice yachting.
—Idioms
24. break the ice,
a. to succeed initially; make a beginning.
b. to overcome reserve, awkwardness, or formality within a group, as in introducing persons: The chairman broke the ice with his warm and very amusing remarks.
25. cut no ice, Informal. to have no influence or importance; fail to impress: Her father's position cuts no ice with me.
26. ice it, Slang. stop it; that's enough: You've been complaining all day, so ice it.
27. ice the puck, Ice Hockey. to hit the puck to the far end of the rink, esp. from the defensive area across the offensive area.
28. on ice, Informal.
a. with a good chance of success or realization: Now that the contract is on ice we can begin operating again.
b. out of activity, as in confinement or imprisonment.
c. in a state of abeyance or readiness: Let's put that topic on ice for the moment.
29. on thin ice, in a precarious or delicate situation: You may pass the course, but you're on thin ice right now. Also, skating on thin ice.
Origin:
bef. 900; 1905–10 for def. 8a; ME, OE īs; c. G Eis, ON īss

Related forms:
iceless, adjective
icelike, adjective
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ice   (īs)   
n.  

  1. Water frozen solid.

  2. A surface, layer, or mass of frozen water.

  3. Something resembling frozen water: ammonia ice.

  4. A frozen dessert consisting of water, sugar, and a liquid flavoring, often fruit juice.

  5. Cake frosting; icing.

  6. Slang Diamonds.

  7. Sports The playing field in ice hockey; the rink.

  8. Extreme unfriendliness or reserve.

  9. Slang A payment over the listed price of a ticket for a public event.

  10. Slang Methamphetamine.

v.   iced, ic·ing, ic·es

v.   tr.

  1. To coat or slick with solidly frozen water.

  2. To cause to become ice; freeze.

  3. To chill by setting in or as if in ice.

  4. To cover or decorate (a cake, for example) with a sugar coating.

  5. Slang To ensure of victory, as in a game; clinch.

  6. Sports To shoot (the puck) from one's defensive half of an ice hockey rink across the opponent's goal line outside of the goal.

  7. Slang To kill; murder.

v.   intr.
To turn into or become coated with ice; freeze: The pond iced over.

[Middle English is, from Old English īs.]
ice'less adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
ice

  1. n.
    diamonds; jewels. (Underworld.) : That old dame has tons of ice in her hotel room.
  2. n.
    cocaine; crystalline cocaine. (Drugs.) : Max deals mostly in ice but can get you almost anything.
  3. tv.
    to kill someone; to kill an informer. (Underworld. See also chill.) : Mr. Big ordered Sam to ice you-know-who.
  4. tv.
    to ignore someone. (Underworld. See also chill.) : Bart iced Sam for obvious reasons.
  5. tv.
    to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish. : Don't ice me in front of my friends.
  6. n.
    money given as a bribe, especially to the police. (Underworld.) : A lot of those cops take ice.
  7. mod.
    excellent; very cool. : Her answer was ice, and she really put down that guy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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on ice

  1. mod.
    in reserve. : That's a great idea, but we'll have to put it on ice until we can afford to put it into action.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ice 
O.E. is "ice," from P.Gmc. *isa- (cf. O.N. iss, O.Fris. is, Du. ijs, Ger. Eis), with no certain cognates beyond Gmc. Slang meaning "diamonds" is attested from 1906. Ice cream is first recorded 1688 (as iced cream); icing in the sugary sense is from 1769; ice cube first recorded 1929. To break the ice "to make the first opening to any attempt" is from 1590, metaphoric of making passages for boats by breaking up river ice though in modern use usually with implications of "cold reserve."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ice
Pronunciation: 'Is
Function: noun
1 : frozen water
2 : methamphetamine in the form of crystals of itshydrochloride salt C10H15N·HCl when used illicitly for smokingcalled also crystal meth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
ice   (īs)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A solid consisting of frozen water. Ice forms at or below a temperature of 0°C (32°F). Ice expands during the process of freezing, with the result that its density is lower than that of water.

  2. A solid form of a substance, especially of a substance that is a liquid or a gas at room temperature at sea level on Earth. The nuclei of many comets contain methane ice.


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Idioms & Phrases

on ice

  1. In reserve or readiness. This idiom often occurs with put, meaning "to place in reserve," as in Let's put that proposal on ice until we have the funds to implement it. This usage alludes to putting things in cold storage for preservation. [Slang; late 1800s]

  2. In prison, as in He's been on ice for ten years. This usage may be derived in part from the slang term cooler for "jail." [Slang; c. 1930]

  3. With a good chance of success, as in I'm sure she'll winit's on ice. [Slang; early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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