QUICK-FREEZE (quick-froze, quick-frozen)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: quick-froze    , quick-frozen   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does quick-freeze mean? 

• QUICK-FREEZE (verb)
  The verb QUICK-FREEZE has 1 sense:

1. freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUICK-FREEZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they quick-freeze    ... he / she / it quick-freezes   
Past simple: quick-froze   
Past participle: quick-frozen   
-ing form: quick-freezing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

flash-freeze; quick-freeze

Context example:

quick-freeze the shrimp

Hypernyms (to "quick-freeze" is one way to...):

freeze (cause to freeze)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs quick-freeze the vegetables