deep freeze
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Definition
Noun:
- A state of temporary inactivity, suspension, or delay: A condition where progress or activity is halted, often intentionally, for a period of time.
- A freezer for long-term storage: A type of freezer, typically operating at very low temperatures, designed to preserve food or other items for extended periods.
Verb:
- To store in a deep freeze: To place something, typically food, into a deep freeze (freezer) for preservation.
Usage Examples
- Noun (inactivity):
- The project was put in a deep freeze due to budget cuts.
- After the scandal, diplomatic relations entered a deep freeze.
- Noun (appliance):
- We keep the frozen vegetables in the deep freeze in the garage.
- Verb:
- You should deep-freeze the berries while they are fresh.
- The meat was deep-frozen immediately after processing.
Advanced Usage
- "to put/place something in (the) deep freeze": To deliberately suspend or halt an activity, plan, or relationship.
- The development of the new model has been placed in the deep freeze indefinitely.
- "to be in (the) deep freeze": To be in a state of suspension or inactivity.
- Negotiations have been in the deep freeze for months.
Variants and Related Words
- Deep-freeze (noun, hyphenated): An alternative spelling for the appliance.
- Deep-freezer (noun): Another term for a deep freeze appliance.
- Freeze (noun/verb): A more general term for stopping activity or lowering temperature. "Deep freeze" implies a more severe or prolonged state.
Synonyms
- Noun (inactivity): Suspension, hiatus, moratorium, standstill, cold storage.
- Noun (appliance): Freezer, deep-freezer.
- Verb: Freeze, quick-freeze, ice.
Related Phrases
- Cold storage: A very close synonym for the "inactivity" sense.
- The proposal has been in cold storage for years.
Noun
- temporary inactivity or suspension
- the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze
Verb
- store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation
- deep-freeze the food