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ice | poop |

As nouns the difference between ice and poop

is that ice is while poop is the stern of a ship or poop can be (often|childish) excrement or poop can be a set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process or poop can be a slothful person.

As a verb poop is

to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck or poop can be (obsolete|intransitive) to make a short blast on a horn or poop can be to tire, exhaust often used with out .

ice

English

Noun

(wikipedia ice)
  • (uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form.
  • * 1882 , Popular Science Monthly Volume 20, The Freezing of a Salt Lake
  • It has always been difficult to explain how ice is formed on the surface of oceans while the temperature of maximum density is lower than that of cogelation, and the observations on this lake were instituted in the hope that they might throw light upon the subject.
  • * {{quote-magazine, title=The climate of Tibet: Pole-land
  • , date=2013-05-11, volume=407, issue=8835, page=80 , magazine=(The Economist) citation , passage=Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.}}
  • (uncountable, physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
  • (uncountable, astronomy) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.
  • (countable) A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
  • (uncountable) Any substance having the appearance of ice.
  • (uncountable, slang) One or more diamonds.
  • (uncountable, slang, drugs) Crystal form of methamphetamine.
  • (uncountable, ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
  • * 2006 , CBC, Finland, Sweden 'the dream final', February 26 2002,
  • The neighbouring countries have enjoyed many great battles on the ice . They last met for gold at the 1998 world championship, won by Sweden. Three years earlier, Finland bested Sweden for the only world title in its history.

    Derived terms

    * anchor ice * arena ice * black ice * brash ice * break the ice * choc ice * cold as ice * cut no ice * de-ice * dead ice * drift ice * dry ice * ice age * ice ax * ice axe * ice bag * ice barrier * ice bath * ice bear * ice blue * ice boat * ice breaker * ice bucket * ice cap / icecap * ice chest * ice cider * ice-cold * ice cream * ice cube * ice dam * ice dancing * ice diving * ice dwarf * icedrop * ice field * ice fish * ice fishing * ice floe * ice fog * ice foot * ice fractal * ice hockey * ice jam * ice kachang * ice lolly * ice luge * ice milk * ice needle * ice nucleus * ice-out * ice pack * ice palace * ice pellet * ice pick * ice plant * ice point * ice pop * ice queen * ice racing * ice resurfacer * ice rink * ice scour * ice scraper * ice sculpture * ice sheet * ice shelf * ice show * ice skate * ice skating * ice storm * ice water * ice wedge * ice wine * ice worm * ice yacht * ice yachting * iceball * iceberg * iceblink * iceblock * icebound * icefall * icehouse * iceless * icelike * icemaker * iceman * icemelt * icequake * icescape * iceteroid * icetray * iceward * iceways * icy * Italian ice * negative ice * on thin ice * pack ice * pancake ice * polar ice * sea ice * sell ice to Eskimos * slob ice * spin ice * stink on ice * water ice

    Verb

    (ic)
  • To cool with ice, as a beverage.
  • To become ice, to freeze.
  • (slang): To murder.
  • To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
  • (ice hockey) To put out a team for a match.
  • Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
  • (ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
  • If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.

    Derived terms

    * ice over * ice up

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----

    poop

    English

    Etymology 1

    Recorded since circa 1405, from (etyl) poupe, from (etyl) poppa, from (etyl) puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".

    Noun

  • The stern of a ship.
  • * (seeCites)
  • Derived terms
    * poop deck
    Synonyms
    * stern
    Antonyms
    * bow

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
  • * We were pooped within hailing of the quay and were nearly sunk.
  • To embark a ship over the stern.
  • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain, possibly from (etyl) poupen.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make a short blast on a horn
  • (obsolete) To break wind.
  • To defecate.
  • His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.

    Noun

  • (often, childish) Excrement.
  • * The dog took a poop on the grass.
  • The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
  • 2001 , , Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 157 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001
    Two minutes passed - five - seven- ten. "Poop'! ' Poop !" Everyone knew that whistle, and a mighty cheer went up as the Queen's train glided into the station.
  • (US, dated) information, facts.
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * pooper * pooper scooper * poopsicle * YouTube poop

    Etymology 3

    * Recorded in World War II (1941) Army slang poop sheet "up to date information", itself of uncertain origin, perhaps toilet paper referring to etymology 2.

    Noun

    (-)
  • A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
  • * Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.
  • Etymology 4

    Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tire, exhaust. Often used with out .
  • * I'm pooped from working so hard
  • * He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.
  • Etymology 5

    Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slothful person.
  • * Hurry up, you old poop !