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icing
     1. n. A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
     2. n. (ice hockey) 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 sh
     3. n. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
ice
     1. n. Water in frozen (solid) form.
     2. n. Covering made of frozen water on a river or other water basin in cold season.
     3. n. (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
     4. n. (astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.
     5. n. A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
     6. n. Any substance having the appearance of ice.
     7. n. (slang) One or more diamonds.
     8. n. (slang) Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
     9. n. (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
     10. v. To cool with ice, as a beverage.
     11. v. To become ice, to freeze.
     12. v. (slang) To murder.
     13. v. To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
     14. v. (ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.
           Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
     15. v. (ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
           If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.

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Example Sentences

They know I love the icing
They start eating the cake and the kids get chocolate icing smeared on their faces. 



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