to ice
- verb
- /aɪs/
- To relieve the pain, you should ice the bruise several times a day.
- ice the leg
- ice the ankle
- ice the knee
Examples
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All right, I want you to ice your knee after you do all your exercises.
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I'll ice it down for you.
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You gotta get out, I gotta go home and ice my back.
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We must ice your leg.
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After, I'll show you how to ice your shoulder down.
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Ice it before you go to bed.
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Ignore the chiropractor's advice; instead, ice one time daily and go for three runs.
Blog text (15) -
You must ice the area in which you develop a muscle sprain.
Blog text (13) -
Swollen legs were iced down in buckets.
Fiction book (1995) -
After running, she decided to ice her ankle to reduce the swelling.
Synonyms
Idioms
Stay alert and ready to move, like resting a hockey stick on the ice
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Say or do something that makes people feel less nervous and start talking
Compounds
A thick layer of ice and snow that always covers large land areas like the poles or mountain tops
- Specialized
A very cold solid made from carbon dioxide used to keep things frozen and make white fog
A team sport on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into the other team's goal
A cold sweet dessert made from milk and strawberries, often with small fruit pieces
- Specialized
A tool with a sharp point and flat blade that cuts steps in ice and helps climbers stay safe
A waterproof bag filled with ice that you put on your body to cool it and reduce swelling
- Specialized
Frozen water below the ground that forms when water in soil freezes in very cold places
Ice cream with three or more side-by-side layers of different flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry
How Cold
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb ice (to put ice on something) comes straight from the noun ice, meaning 'frozen water', because you put cold ice on an injury to 'cool' it and reduce swelling. That's why doctors tell you to ice a sprain.