ice pick

noun

: a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice

Examples of ice pick in a Sentence

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Adventure intel: Trek through labyrinthine ice tunnels, strap on crampons, and use an ice pick to climb a sheer cliff face, or abseil down a 100-meter cliff surrounded by an incandescent blue amphitheater of ice. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge. Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 Poor Brendan met the love of his life (as determined by talking to her for 17 minutes) while working at a corporate lunch event and then impaled himself on an ice pick. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 Kick your feet and dig in your ice picks to work your way back onto solid ice. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice pick

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice pick was in 1851

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“Ice pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20pick. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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ice pick

noun
: a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice
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