ice

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English is, from Proto-Germanic *isa-. Cognate with Dutch ijs, German Eis, Icelandic ís, Swedish is, Danish is, Persian یخ.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /aɪs/ SAMPA: /aIs/
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• Rhymes: -aɪs

[edit] Noun

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ice (countable and uncountable; plural ices)

1. (uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form.
2. (uncountable, physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
3. (countable) A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
4. (uncountable) Any substance having the appearance of ice.
5. (uncountable, slang) One or more diamonds.
6. (uncountable, slang, drugs) Crystal form of methamphetamine.
7. (uncountable, ice hockey) The pitch.

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• deicer
• icicle

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to ice (third-person singular simple present ices, present participle icing, simple past and past participle iced)

1. To cool with ice, as a beverage.
2. To become ice, to freeze.
3. (slang): To murder.
4. To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
5. (ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.

   Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season

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

   If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.

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[edit] Verb

ice (infinitive: izar)

1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of izar.
2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of izar.
3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of izar.