"ice" meaning in English

See ice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aɪs/ Audio: en-us-ice.ogg [US] Forms: ice [singular], ices [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gas or liquid, normally water, which has been frozen (made solid)
    Sense id: simple-ice-en-noun-cYsCYmlb

Verb

IPA: /aɪs/ Audio: en-us-ice.ogg [US] Forms: ice [canonical], ices [third-person, singular], iced [past], iced [past, participle], icing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|ic|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you ice something, you cool it by putting ice or something else very cold on it.
    Sense id: simple-ice-en-verb-SWW-PAtH
  2. If you ice a cake, you cover with icing.
    Sense id: simple-ice-en-verb--xxeGfhp
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