ice-jack
ice-jack · ice-jacks · ice-jacked · ice-jacking
To freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying…To freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying element, thereby separating it from its underlayment
Meaning
1 sensesTo freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying element, thereby separating it from its underlayment
The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.
Origin
From ice + jack.From ice + jack.
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Forms
ice-jacks, ice-jacking, ice-jacked, ice-jacked| Base form | ice-jack · to ice-jack |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ice-jacks |
| Present participle | ice-jacking |
| Past simple | ice-jacked |
| Past participle | ice-jacked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.