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ICE OVER

Pronunciation (US):

• ICE OVER (verb)
The verb ICE OVER has 1 sense:

1. become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window

Familiarity information: ICE OVER used as a verb is very rare.

• ICE OVER (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Synonyms:

frost over; ice over; ice up

Context example:

When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane

Hypernyms (to "ice over" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

"Ice over" entails doing...:

freeze (be very cold, below the freezing point)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
It is ----ing

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(Arabic proverb)
"Comparing apples and pears."
(Dutch proverb)

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