ice pack

noun

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)

Examples of ice pack in a Sentence

He had an ice pack on his sore elbow.
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By the end of that period, Jones was on the bench with a large ice pack on his right thigh, the Clippers trailed by 36 points and G League player Trentyn Flowers was in his first game of the season. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024 Apply a cold compress or ice packs to reduce burning sensations and curb inflammation. Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024 The victim’s friends, along with the super of a nearby building, aided him, giving him a shirt, towel and a rag to apply to his wound, before a nurse who lives in a nearby building gave the victim an ice pack. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024 Among other things, shoppers will not have to pay sales taxes on reusable ice packs that cost $20 or less; portable radios, fuel tanks and packages of batteries that cost $50 or less; coolers that cost $60 or less; tarps that cost $100 or less; and portable generators that cost $3,000 or less. Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice pack 

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice pack was in 1835

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“Ice pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20pack. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ice pack

noun
1
: a large area of pack ice
2
: ice placed in a container or folded in a towel and applied to the body

Medical Definition

ice pack

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

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