dictionary definitions for "icing"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Icing \I"cing\, n.
     A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or
     white of egg; frosting.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ice \ice\ ([imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. iced ([imac]st); p.
     pr. & vb. n. icing ([imac]"s[i^]ng).]
     1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something
        resembling ice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or
        white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.; as, iced
        cupcakes with a pink icing look delicious.
        [1913 Webster + PJC]
  
     3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To kill. [slang]
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  icing
      n 1: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: frost,
           icing]
      2: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
         [syn: frosting, icing, ice]
      3: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your
         own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the
         opponent's goal [syn: icing, icing the puck]


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