ice pack

noun

Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of ice pack

1 : an expanse of pack ice

2 : a bag or other container filled with frozen material (such as crushed ice) and applied to a body part (as to relieve pain or reduce swelling)

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Examples of ice pack in a Sentence

He had an ice pack on his sore elbow.

Recent Examples of ice pack from the Web

Most of us reach for moisturizer to help soothe the sting, but your fridge actually contains a powerful home remedy that's better than any regular ice pack.

— caroline picard, Good Housekeeping, "Your Sunburn Cure Has Been in Your Fridge All Along: It's Cold Milk!," 10 May 2018
How to treat mosquito bites Elevating the area that was bitten can reduce swelling and applying an ice pack to a bite or sting area for 15 to 20 minutes an hour for six hours can reduce the pain or itching.

— dwight adams, Indianapolis Star, "Diseases from mosquito and tick bites are on rise in U.S. Here's what you can do about it.," 1 May 2018
Sekou lays out ice packs at the base of the bed and drums them with his hands, while McCoy fixes a hot water bottle for his wife's back.

— carolyn y. johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Mother, wife, million-dollar patient: Keeping her alive is a full-time job - and good business for drug companies," 26 Apr. 2018
Nurkic was instantly pulled from the game and limped to the locker room for evaluation, before rejoining the Blazers' bench with a large ice pack on his leg.

— joe freeman, OregonLive.com, "Trail Blazers' mindset morphs from favorite to desperate after Game 2 defeat to Pelicans," 18 Apr. 2018
Apply an ice pack wrapped in a towel to your vulva to dull a burning sensation when needed.

— lindsey lanquist, SELF, "8 Things Doctors Wish You Knew About Dyspareunia, AKA Painful Sex," 30 Mar. 2018
Some studies suggest one can get as much localized benefit from a simple ice pack.

— ronald d. white, latimes.com, "In L.A. today, fitness can mean IV drips, vitamin shots and a daily freeze at -292 degrees," 5 Apr. 2018
Next to him was Lonzo Ball, who had one wrapped around his left knee as well as an old-fashioned ice pack over his right knee.

— tania ganguli, latimes.com, "Lakers end long trip with loss to Pistons," 27 Mar. 2018
Glaciers in the 21st century constitute an unfrozen hazard, as receding glaciers and ice packs push ocean levels higher.

— rob nixon, Smithsonian, "Climate Change Can Also Transform Language," 23 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of ice pack

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ICE PACK Defined for English Language Learners

ice pack

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Definition of ice pack for English Language Learners

: a container or bag filled with ice that is used to cool part of your body
: a large area of ice on the ocean formed from pieces and sheets of ice that have been pushed together by wind and waves

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ice pack

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medical Definition of ice pack

: crushed ice placed in a container (as an ice bag) or folded in a towel and applied to the body

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