"ice-jack" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ice-jacks [present, singular, third-person], ice-jacking [participle, present], ice-jacked [participle, past], ice-jacked [past]
Etymology: ice + jack Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ice|jack}} ice + jack Head templates: {{en-verb}} ice-jack (third-person singular simple present ice-jacks, present participle ice-jacking, simple past and past participle ice-jacked)
  1. (of water) To freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying element, thereby separating it from its underlayment Synonyms: icejack, ice jack
    Sense id: en-ice-jack-en-verb-HIOtsftM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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