icing
/'aisiɳ/
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The hockey player committed an icing by shooting the puck from behind his own goal line.
Definition
- Noun:
- (Ice Hockey) A rule violation: The act of shooting the puck from within one's own defensive zone across both the opponent's goal line and the center red line without it being touched by another player.
- (Cooking) A sweet topping: A flavored sugar mixture, often made with powdered sugar, liquid, and sometimes egg whites or butter, used to coat, fill, or decorate cakes and pastries.
- (Meteorology/Physics) A coating of ice: The formation or deposit of a layer of ice on a surface, such as on an aircraft wing, a road, or vegetation.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Ice Hockey):
- The referee called icing, and the face-off was moved back to the defensive zone.
- The team used a strategic icing to relieve pressure in their own end.
- Noun (Cooking):
- She spread vanilla icing on the cupcakes.
- The birthday cake had thick chocolate icing and colorful sprinkles.
- Noun (Meteorology):
- The pilot was concerned about wing icing during the winter storm.
- Icing on the power lines caused widespread outages.
Advanced Usage
- "Icing on the cake" (Idiom): Something that makes a good situation even better or perfect.
- Winning the award was great, and the bonus was just the icing on the cake.
- "Icing the kicker" (Sports - American Football): A strategy where a team calls a timeout just before the opposing team attempts a crucial field goal, in an attempt to make the kicker nervous.
- The coach tried icing the kicker, but he still made the game-winning field goal.
Variants and Related Words
- Ice (verb/noun): The root word, meaning to freeze or become covered with ice, or a solid form of water.
- Iced (adjective): Covered with icing (e.g., ) or chilled with ice (e.g., ).
- Frosting (noun): A term often used interchangeably with "icing" in cooking, though some distinctions exist based on texture or ingredients.
Synonyms
- (Cooking): Frosting, glaze, topping.
- (Meteorology): Glaze, rime, hoarfrost (specific types of ice formation).
Related Phrases
- Icing sugar (noun - chiefly British): Powdered or confectioners' sugar, the primary ingredient for making icing.
- The recipe calls for 200 grams of icing sugar.
- Royal icing (noun): A hard, white icing made from egg whites and powdered sugar, used for decoration and piping.
- She used royal icing to create intricate details on the wedding cake.
Related Idioms
- "The icing on the cake": As described in Advanced Usage.
- "Icing over": The process of becoming covered with a layer of ice.
- The roads are icing over, so drive carefully.
The hockey player committed an icing by shooting the puck from behind his own goal line.
Noun
- (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
- a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- the formation of frost or ice on a surface