ice up
ice up · ices up · iced up · icing up
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To become covered or clogged with iceTo become covered or clogged with ice.
» My windscreen was iced up.
Meine Windschutzscheibe war vereist. — brauchinet
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3 senses(intransitive, usually)To become covered or clogged with ice.
The airplane stalled and crashed after its wings iced up.
become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
(transitive)To coat with ice; to cause to become covered or clogged with ice.
(transitive)To put ice in or on something, especially a beverage or on an injured body part.
Examples
1 sentencesMy windscreen was iced up.
deMeine Windschutzscheibe war vereist. — brauchinet
Forms
ices up, icing up, iced up, iced upPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window:frost overice over
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedice over
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb