deep' freeze'
- a state or period of halted or suspended activity or progress: High interest rates created a deep freeze in housing construction.
- suspended animation.
- to stop or suspend the activity or progress of: A series of quarrels put their romance into the deep freeze.
Deep•freeze
Pronunciation: (dēp'frēz", -frēz'), [key]
— Trademark. Trademark.
- a brand of deep freezer.
deep-freeze
Pronunciation: (dēp'frēz'), [key]
— -freezed -froze, -freezed -fro•zen, -freez•ing.
- to quick-freeze (food).
- to store in a frozen state.
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