ice
1. noun, slang Diamonds. The pop star came out on stage covered from head to foot in ice. It must have been the most expensive outfit ever made. I bet she keeps her ice in the safe. A: "Look at that necklace! You've got some serious ice there." B: "Well, you can never be overdressed for the Academy Awards!"
2. noun, slang Concentrated methamphetamine in crystalline form. I heard he got caught with two kilos of ice in the trunk of his car. He's going away for a long, long time. This part of town is overrun with dealers slinging ice on the corners. Yikes, no way, man! I'll smoke pot with you, but I don't do hard drugs like ice.
3. noun, dated slang A bribe. There has always been a problem in this town with cops accepting ice from gangsters in order to look the other way when something illegal happens. Well, some ice might remember a few details about the people you're asking about. Just give that witness some ice, so she doesn't tell the authorities what we've done.
4. noun, dated slang An amount of money paid to a theater manager in order to secure tickets to a performance or event. He said he would throw some ice at the box office manager to make sure we had good seats. No, I didn't give anyone any ice. I scored these great seats all by myself! It's a sold-out show, but in exchange for some ice, yeah, I could squeeze in two more people.
5. verb, slang To murder (someone). The gang iced him for trying to make off with their money. I hear Tommy Two-Finger iced Jimmy the Rat for squealing to the feds. They promised to let her live as long as she cooperated, but they iced her anyway as soon as she had divulged the information they needed.
6. verb, slang To clinch or ensure the victory of (some sporting event). The last minute touchdown iced the game for the New York Giants. An empty-net goal would ice this contest for the Rangers. A: "Would you breathe? We're winning!" B: "I know, but I think we need to score at least one more run to ice the game."
7. verb, slang To close, finalize, or ensure the success of (some deal, endeavor, agreement, etc.). The president said he is eager to ice the trade agreement with the European Union. Can we please ice this merger before the other party starts having second thoughts? I heard you iced the deal today—congratulations!
8. verb, slang To postpone, delay, or suspend (something). We've had to ice our plans for the expansion until this investigation is concluded. The government indicated that they are icing any and all imports from foreign countries due to the quarantine. If this rain keeps up, the umpires will have no choice but to ice the game.
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