■ noun
1》 frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.
↘ chiefly Brit. an ~ cream or water ~.
2》 informal diamonds.
■ verb
1》 decorate with icing.
2》 (usu. ~ up/over ) become covered or blocked with ~.
3》 N. Amer. informal clinch (a victory or deal).
4》 N. Amer. informal kill.
Phrases
break the ~ relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers.
on ~
1》 (of wine or food) kept chilled using ~.
2》 suspended; on hold.
on thin ~ in a precarious or risky situation.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
OE īs , of Gmc origin.