1. A flavoured sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
   "She piped intricate designs with the buttercream icing";
   - frosting, ice
    
2. The formation of frost or ice on a surface
   "The icing on the wings forced the plane to delay takeoff";
   - frost, frosting [N. Amer]
    
3. (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
   "The team resorted to icing the puck to relieve pressure in the final minutes";
   - icing the puck

1. Put ice on or put on ice
   "Ice your sprained limbs"
    
2. Cause to become ice or icy
   "an iced summer drink"
    
3. (cooking) decorate with frosting
   "ice a cake";
   - frost [N. Amer]

Derived forms: icings

Type of: chill, cool, cool down, cover, freeze, freezing, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], play, topping

Encyclopedia: Icing