DEEP FREEZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deep freeze mean? 

• DEEP FREEZE (noun)
  The noun DEEP FREEZE has 1 sense:

1. temporary inactivity or suspension

  Familiarity information: DEEP FREEZE used as a noun is very rare.

• DEEP FREEZE (verb)
  The verb DEEP FREEZE has 1 sense:

1. store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation

  Familiarity information: DEEP FREEZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEEP FREEZE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Temporary inactivity or suspension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze

Hypernyms ("deep freeze" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

• DEEP FREEZE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

deep-freeze the food

Hypernyms (to "deep freeze" is one way to...):

freeze (cause to freeze)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs deep freeze the vegetables

Derivation:

deep-freeze (electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time)