"ice up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ices up [present, singular, third-person], icing up [participle, present], iced up [participle, past], iced up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ice up (third-person singular simple present ices up, present participle icing up, simple past and past participle iced up)
  1. (intransitive, of a mechanical device, etc.) To become covered or clogged with ice. Tags: intransitive, usually
    Sense id: en-ice_up-en-verb-T5FrZrYv
  2. (transitive) To coat with ice; to cause to become covered or clogged with ice. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ice_up-en-verb-oBsuOt2E
  3. (transitive) To put ice in or on something, especially a beverage or on an injured body part. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ice_up-en-verb-IGJlZzSD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 15 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 16 22 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ice over

Inflected forms

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