Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahys uhp]
- /aɪs ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahys uhp]
- /aɪs ʌp/
Definitions of ice-up word
- noun ice-up the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 1
- noun ice-up the frozen surface of a body of water. 1
- noun ice-up any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice. 1
- noun ice-up a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice. 1
- noun ice-up British. ice cream. 1
- noun ice-up icing, as on a cake. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of ice-up
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; noun use of verb phrase ice up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ice-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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