ice over

ice over
To become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.
See Also: ice up

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  • ice over/up — [phrasal verb] : to become covered with ice The freezing rain caused the roads to ice over. As the weather grew colder, the pond iced over. The wings of the plane iced up during the storm. • • • Main Entry: ↑ice …   Useful english dictionary

  • ice over — verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane • Syn: ↑ice up, ↑frost over • Hypernyms: ↑change • Entailment: ↑freeze …   Useful english dictionary

  • ice over — phrasal verb ice over or ice up [intransitive] Word forms ice over : present tense I/you/we/they ice over he/she/it ices over present participle icing over past tense iced over past participle iced over to become covered with ice Drivers faced a… …   English dictionary

  • ˌice ˈover — phrasal verb to become covered with ice …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Ice road — Ice roads or ice crossings (which are sometimes referred to as ice bridges), are frozen man made structures formed on the surface of bays, inlets, rivers, lakes or seas, and are linked from frozen waterway to frozen waterway by overland portages …   Wikipedia

  • ice something over — ˌice ˈover/ˈup | ˌice sthˈover/ˈup derived to cover sth with ice; to become covered with ice • It was a memorable flight because the wings iced up. • Parts of the river were iced over during the cold spell. Main entry: ↑icederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ice something up — ˌice ˈover/ˈup | ˌice sthˈover/ˈup derived to cover sth with ice; to become covered with ice • It was a memorable flight because the wings iced up. • Parts of the river were iced over during the cold spell. Main entry: ↑icederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • ice cap — ► NOUN ▪ a permanent covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet …   English terms dictionary

  • Ice core — An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have re crystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice cores, especially the presence of hydrogen and… …   Wikipedia

  • ice up — verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane • Syn: ↑frost over, ↑ice over • Hypernyms: ↑change • Entailment: ↑freeze …   Useful english dictionary

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