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Definition of break the ice

break the ice

verb

  • to reduce the tension in a social gathering at which many people don't know each other.

    Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 02 2013.

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Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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