deep-freeze
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of electric refrigerator designed for freezing and storing food for extended periods: Specifically refers to a freezer that rapidly freezes items and maintains them at very low temperatures for long-term preservation. Often used as a trademark (Deepfreeze) for a particular brand of freezer.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- We keep our meat supply in the deep-freeze to prevent spoilage.
- The laboratory stored the samples in a specialized deep-freeze.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in deep-freeze" (idiomatic): To be in a state of suspension, inactivity, or indefinite postponement.
- The construction project has been in deep-freeze since the funding was cut.
Variants and Related Words
- Deepfreeze (n): A trademarked brand name often used generically to refer to a deep-freeze unit.
- Freezer (n): A more general term for an appliance or compartment for freezing food.
- Cryogenic freezer (n): A specialized deep-freeze unit used for storing biological samples at extremely low temperatures.
Synonyms
- Freezer: An appliance for freezing and storing food.
- Chest freezer: A type of freezer that opens from the top.
- Sub-zero storage: Storage at temperatures below freezing.
Related Phrases
- To put something on ice / in deep freeze: To postpone or suspend something indefinitely.
- The merger plans have been put in deep freeze due to market uncertainty.
Related Idioms
- Political deep freeze: A period of stalled relations or inactivity between groups or nations.
- The two countries' diplomacy entered a political deep-freeze after the incident.
Noun
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electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
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