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deep-freeze

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deep-freeze (dpfrz)
tr.v. deep-froze (-frz), deep-fro·zen (-frzn), deep-freez·ing, deep-freez·es
1. To quick-freeze.
2. To store in a frozen condition.
3. To suspend or defer indefinitely: "American long-term obligations . . . which have been deep-frozen since the early 1950s" (Paul Kennedy).
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Noun1.deep-freezedeep-freeze - electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
deep freezer, Deepfreeze, freezer
electric refrigerator, fridge - a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor
Translations
deep-freeze [ˈdiːpˈfriːz] VT (at home) → congelar; (in factory) → ultracongelar
see also deep
deep-freeze [diːpˈfriːz] (deep-froze (vb: pt) (deep-frozen (pp))) vt → surgelare
deep-freeze [diːpˈfriːz] (deep-froze (vb: pt) (deep-frozen (pp))) vt → surgelare


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More than 100 corpses, including baseball legend Ted Williams, have been "cryogenically frozen," or placed in deep-freeze storage.
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At some time, the ocean over the plateau began to cool as a continent-circling ocean current started to seal off the Antarctic climate, sending it into its current deep-freeze state.
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