iced

[ ahyst ]

/ aɪst /

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adjective

covered with ice.

cooled by means of ice: iced tea.

Cookery. covered with icing.

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Origin of iced

First recorded in 1680–90; ice + -ed², -ed³

Related formsun·iced, adjectivewell-iced, adjective

ice

[ ahys ]

/ aɪs /

noun

the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.

the frozen surface of a body of water.

any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice.

a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice.

British. ice cream.

icing, as on a cake.

reserve; formality: The ice of his manner betrayed his dislike of the new ambassador.

Slang.

a diamond or diamonds.
protection money paid to the police by the operator of an illicit business.
a fee that a ticket broker pays to a theater manager in order to receive a favorable allotment of tickets.

verb (used with object), iced, ic·ing.

to cover with ice.

to change into ice; freeze.

to cool with ice, as a drink.

to cover (cake, sweet rolls, etc.) with icing; frost.

to refrigerate with ice, as air.

to make cold, as if with ice.

to preserve by placing on ice.

Ice Hockey. (especially in Canada) to put (a team) into formal play.

Slang.

to settle or seal; make sure of, as by signing a contract: We'll ice the deal tomorrow.
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.
to kill, especially to murder: The mobsters threatened to ice him if he went to the police.

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), iced, ic·ing.

to change to ice; freeze: The sherbet is icing in the refrigerator.

to be coated with ice (often followed by up): The windshield has iced up.

adjective

of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.

for holding ice and food or drink to be chilled: an ice bucket; an ice chest.

on or done on the ice: ice yachting.

Origin of ice

before 900; 1905–10 for def 8a; Middle English, Old English īs; cognate with German Eis, Old Norse īss

Related formsice·less, adjectiveice·like, adjectivere·ice, verb, re·iced, re·ic·ing.un·ice, verb (used with object), un·iced, un·ic·ing.

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Examples from the Web for iced

Upon entering, I spot Sevigny seated in the back, feasting on a plate of oysters, a goat cheese salad, and iced tea.
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The international model showcased her voice in an ad campaign for Lipton iced tea that appeared in Japan.
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Have you begun asking yourself why cell phones and cities and iced coffee makes men want to seek death on alien planets?
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And once or twice a week, I will brew three gallon batches of iced tea, and put it in refrigeration.
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I can watch Dodgeball any afternoon, with a glass of iced tea.
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Served either hot or iced, this is a nourishing and delicious beverage.
New Royal Cook Book|Anonymous
A servant came in with a pitcher of iced grape juice and some cake.
Fast Nine|Alan Douglas
Iced lemonade should also be served here, and the room never left without an attendant.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
Then, indeed, "it was not blood which ran in his veins, but iced wine."
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy
Add the iced water a little at a time, being careful to distribute the water evenly through the mixture.
Quantity Cookery|Lenore Richards

British Dictionary definitions for iced

iced

/ (aɪst) /

adjective

covered, coated, or chilled with ice

covered with icingiced cakes

ice

/ (aɪs) /

noun

water in the solid state, formed by freezing liquid waterRelated adjective: glacial

a portion of ice cream

slang a diamond or diamonds

the field of play in ice hockey

slang a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects

break the ice

to relieve shyness, etc, esp between strangers
to be the first of a group to do something

cut no ice informal to fail to make an impression

on ice in abeyance; pending

on thin ice unsafe or unsafely; vulnerable or vulnerably

the Ice NZ informal Antarctica

verb

(often foll by up, over, etc) to form or cause to form ice; freeze

(tr) to mix with ice or chill (a drink, etc)

(tr) to cover (a cake, etc) with icing

(tr) US slang to kill

mainly Canadian (in ice hockey)

to shoot the puck from one end of the rink to the other
to select which players will play in a game

Derived Formsiceless, adjectiveicelike, adjective

Word Origin for ice

Old English īs; compare Old High German īs, Old Norse īss

ICE

abbreviation for (in Britain)

Institution of Civil Engineers

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Word Origin and History for iced

ice

Old English is "ice" (also the name of the rune for -i-), from Proto-Germanic *isa- (cf. Old Norse iss, Old Frisian is, Dutch ijs, German Eis), with no certain cognates beyond Germanic, though possible relatives are Avestan aexa- "frost, ice," isu- "frosty, icy;" Afghan asai "frost." Slang meaning "diamonds" is attested from 1906.

Ice cube attested from 1904. Ice age attested from 1832. To break the ice "to make the first opening to any attempt" is from 1580s, metaphoric of making passages for boats by breaking up river ice though in modern use usually with implications of "cold reserve."

ice

c.1400, ysen, "cover with ice," from ice (n.). Related: Iced; icing.

Science definitions for iced

ice

[ īs ]

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.

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.

Idioms and Phrases with iced

ice

see break the ice; cut no ice; on ice; on thin ice; put on ice; tip of the iceberg.

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