"on ice" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɒn ˈaɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑn ˈaɪs/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-on ice.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: Sense 1 (“not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended”) probably refers to the practice of putting food on ice to preserve it. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on ice, {{en-PP}} on ice
  1. (idiomatic) Not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Translations (not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended): u ledu (with "být") (Czech), jäissä (Finnish), jäihin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-on_ice-en-prep_phrase-2AMtnqpg Disambiguation of Sports: 27 32 35 6 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 44 3 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 50 5 5 Disambiguation of 'not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended': 86 3 1 10
  2. Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (performed by ice skaters as an ice show): na ledě (Czech), jäällä (Finnish), jää- (Finnish), روی یخ (ruye-yax) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-on_ice-en-prep_phrase-52WyFs7a Disambiguation of Sports: 27 32 35 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 60 3 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 44 3 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 50 5 5 Disambiguation of 'performed by ice skaters as an ice show': 6 89 1 3
  3. Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-on_ice-en-prep_phrase-CpsDpvz6 Disambiguation of Sports: 27 32 35 6
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, ice.
    Sense id: en-on_ice-en-prep_phrase-gCXcg~kF

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