icing

Meaning

1. A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
2. A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
4. Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

icing the puck

confectioner’s sugar

ice-covered ground

flooding ice

flood icing

ice-crusted ground

ice freeze-up

glazed frost

ice accretion

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪsɪŋ/

Gerund of the verb to ice.

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ice

1. Water in frozen (solid) form.
2. Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
3. Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
4. Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
5. The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
6. Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
7. A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
8. An ice cream.
9. (obsolete) An individual piece of ice.
10. (slang) Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
11. (slang) An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
12. (slang) Money paid as a bribe.
13. (slang) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
14. (slang) One or more diamonds.

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