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Definitions for Icing

[1] a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
[2] Meteorology . a coating of ice on a solid object. Compare glaze, rime1.
[3] Aviation . the freezing of atmospheric moisture on the surface of an aircraft.
[4] Ice Hockey . the act of a player shooting the puck from the defensive half of the rink over the opponent's goal line, but not into the goal, as a defensive maneuver to keep the puck out of the reach of attacking opponents, resulting in a penalty against the defensive team if the puck is then next touched by an opponent other than the goalkeeper.
[5] icing on the cake . frosting(def 5) .
[6] the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
[7] the frozen surface of a body of water.
[8] any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice.
[9] a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice.
[10] British . ice cream.
[11] icing, as on a cake.
[12] reserve; formality: The ice of his manner betrayed his dislike of the new ambassador.
[13] Slang . a diamond or diamonds. protection money paid to the police by the operator of an illicit business. a fee that a ticket broker pays to a theater manager in order to receive a favorable allotment of tickets.
[14] to cover with ice.
[15] to change into ice; freeze.
[16] to cool with ice, as a drink.
[17] to cover (cake, sweet rolls, etc.) with icing; frost.
[18] to refrigerate with ice, as air.
[19] to make cold, as if with ice.
[20] to preserve by placing on ice.
[21] Ice Hockey . (especially in Canada) to put (a team) into formal play.
[22] Slang . to settle or seal; make sure of, as by signing a contract: We'll ice the deal tomorrow. to make (a business arrangement) more attractive by adding features or benefits: The star pitcher wouldn't sign his new contract until the team iced it with a big bonus. to kill, especially to murder: The mobsters threatened to ice him if he went to the police.
[23] Sports Slang . to establish a winning score or insurmountable lead in or otherwise assure victory in (a game or contest): Her second goal iced the game.
[24] to change to ice; freeze: The sherbet is icing in the refrigerator.
[25] to be coated with ice (often followed by up ): The windshield has iced up.
[26] of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
[27] for holding ice and food or drink to be chilled: an ice bucket; an ice chest.
[28] on or done on the ice: ice yachting.
[29] Also called (esp US and Canadian): frosting a sugar preparation, variously flavoured and coloured, for coating and decorating cakes, biscuits, etc
[30] the formation of ice, as on a ship or aircraft, due to the freezing of moisture in the atmosphere
[31] any unexpected extra or bonus (esp in icing on the cake )
[32] water in the solid state, formed by freezing liquid water Related adjective: glacial
[33] a portion of ice cream
[34] slang a diamond or diamonds
[35] the field of play in ice hockey
[36] slang a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
[37] break the ice to relieve shyness, etc, esp between strangers to be the first of a group to do something
[38] cut no ice informal to fail to make an impression
[39] on ice in abeyance; pending
[40] on thin ice unsafe or unsafely; vulnerable or vulnerably
[41] the Ice NZ informal Antarctica
[42] (often foll by up, over, etc ) to form or cause to form ice; freeze
[43] (tr) to mix with ice or chill (a drink, etc)
[44] (tr) to cover (a cake, etc) with icing
[45] (tr) US slang to kill
[46] mainly Canadian (in ice hockey) to shoot the puck from one end of the rink to the other to select which players will play in a game
[47] Institution of Civil Engineers

Words related to Icing

glaze, cream, topping, ornamentation, trimming

Words nearby Icing

ichthyotoxism, ici, icicle, icily, iciness, icing, icing on the cake, icing sugar, icj, ick, icker

Origin of Icing

ebefore 900; 1905–10 for def 8a ; Middle English, Old English īs; cognate with German Eis, Old Norse īss

Other words from Icing

ice·less , adjective
ice·like , adjective
re·ice , verb, re·iced, re·ic·ing.
un·ice , verb (used with object), un·iced, un·ic·ing.

Word origin for Icing

eOld English īs; compare Old High German īs, Old Norse īss

Synonyms for Icing

cream, glaze, ornamentation, topping, trimming, glacé, sugar paste