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Definitions

put on ice

VERB

affirm

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assert confirm declare guarantee insist maintain profess ratify repeat

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asseverate attest aver avouch avow certify cinch clinch ice okay predicate pronounce set state swear testify vouch witness

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cross heart have a lock on lock up nail down rubber-stamp say so swear on bible swear up and down

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deny forget veto

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disavow refute reject renounce repudiate

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negate nullify

VERB

assure

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confirm ensure guarantee insure secure

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cinch clinch complete ice lock seal set

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have a lock on lock on lock up make sure nail down

Antonyms

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halt

VERB

confine

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constrain detain hinder imprison incarcerate jail restrain restrict

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bar bind bound cage circumscribe cool cramp delimit enslave fix hog-tie ice immure intern keep repress shorten

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cool down hem in hold back put a lid on put away send up shut up

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free let go liberate release

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allow ignore increase loose loosen neglect open permit unbind unfasten

VERB

defer

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adjourn delay extend hold up postpone prolong set aside shelve stall suspend waive

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block detain hinder impede intermit lengthen obstruct procrastinate prorogue protract remit retard slow stay table

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give rain check hang fire lay over put on back burner put on hold

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advance allow carry out continue do expedite forward further maintain shorten

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abbreviate aid assist encourage facilitate help let go promote push support

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force forge hasten hurry

VERB

ensure

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assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure

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arrange certify cinch clinch confirm effect guard okay warrant

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lock on lock up make certain make safe make sure nail down set out

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endanger harm hurt injure

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contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto

VERB

incarcerate

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confine detain imprison jail lock up

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book cage commit constrain hold immure impound intern railroad restrain restrict settle slough

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bastille coop up put away put under lock and key send up the river take away throw book at

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free let go liberate release

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cancel cease stop

VERB

jail

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confine detain hold imprison lock up sentence take away

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bastille book cage can constrain immure impound prison railroad

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put away put behind bars send up throw away the keys throw in dungeon throw the book at

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free let go liberate release

VERB

pigeonhole

Synonyms

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assort class classify defer delay dismiss file group hold label peg postpone rank sideline sort tab table

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hold off hold up lay aside put aside put down as put off put on hold put on the back burner type cast

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advance disorder expedite forward hasten hurry maintain scatter

VERB

restrict

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curb decrease define diminish hamper impede inhibit limit narrow reduce regulate restrain shorten

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bind bound chain check circumscribe constrict contain contract cramp delimit delimitate demarcate encircle enclose inclose moderate modify qualify shrink surround temper tether tie

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bottle up come down on cool down demark hang up hem in hold back hold down keep within bounds keep within limits pin down prelimit put away send up shut in

Antonyms

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aid allow assist develop encourage enlarge expand extend free grow help increase lengthen raise

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let go liberate loose loosen open permit release stretch unbind unfasten unloose untie

VERB

sentence

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blame condemn confine convict imprison incarcerate jail penalize punish

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adjudge adjudicate damn denounce devote doom impound judge ordain proscribe railroad rule settle

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mete out pass judgment put away send to prison send up the river take the fall throw the book at

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exonerate free let go liberate pardon praise release reward

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commend

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accuse blame charge

VERB

shelve

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freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive

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delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table

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hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold slow up tie up

Antonyms

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continue go

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advance

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carry out do go ahead

VERB

suspend

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adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold

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can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard

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break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on the shelf stave off

Antonyms

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accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release

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complete finish persist sustain

VERB

table

Synonyms

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defer propose put off shelve submit suggest

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cool delay enter hang move pigeonhole

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hold off hold up put aside put forward put on back burner put on hold put on the shelf

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carry out do

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stop

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decide vote

Example Sentences

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Huang made the remarks late in January after the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI had been put on ice.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

But expected announcements from the current government were put on ice several times last year due to cost concerns.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

The government has slowly started releasing the backlog of economic data reports that were put on ice due to the record-long shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

And, she said, her work will soon be be put on ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Put the garnishing around the fillets and put on ice to get in jelly.

From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)

put on ice

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