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ICING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
Synonyms:
icing; icing the puck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("icing" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)
Domain category:
hockey; hockey game; ice hockey (a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
Synonyms:
frosting; ice; icing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("icing" is a kind of...):
topping (a flavorful addition on top of a dish)
Derivation:
ice (decorate with frosting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The formation of frost or ice on a surface
Synonyms:
frost; icing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("icing" is a kind of...):
freeze; freezing (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb ice
