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31cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… …
32Ice resurfacer — An ice resurfacer is a truck like vehicle used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink, originally developed by Frank J. Zamboni in 1949 in the city of Paramount, California. Frank J. Zamboni Co, Inc. and other companies manufacture ice… …
33cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… …
34cut — /kut/, v., cut, cutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach with or as if… …
35ice — n. 1) to form, make, produce ice 2) to melt ice 3) hard; soft ice 4) cracked; crushed; dry; water ice 5) pack ice 6) ice forms; melts 7) on the ice (to slip on the ice) 8) (misc.) to break the ice ( to create a more relaxed atmosphere ); to cut… …
36ice — 1 /aIs/ noun 1 (U) water that has frozen into a solid state: Would you like some ice in your drink? | The wind blew the snow across the ice on the lake. | Her hands were as cold as ice. 2 keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or… …
37ice — /aɪs / (say uys) noun 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling this: camphor ice. 4. ice cream. 5. a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit… …
38ice axe — noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice • Syn: ↑ice ax, ↑piolet • Hypernyms: ↑ax, ↑axe * * * ice axe noun An axe used by mountain climbers to cut footholds in ice or compacted snow • • • Main Entry …
39ice*/*/ — [aɪs] noun [U] I water that has frozen and become solid a block/lump of ice[/ex] Ice was forming on the windscreen.[/ex] a drink with plenty of ice[/ex] • break the ice to make people feel more relaxed and ready to talk, for example at the… …
40cut ice — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a difference; make an impression; be accepted as important. Usually used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. * /When Frank had found a movie he liked, what others said cut no ice with him./ * /Jones …
