deepfreeze
deepfreeze Lexical Profile
deepfreeze Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An appliance or refrigerated compartment used to freeze food rapidly and store it for long periods at a very low temperature.
"We stocked the deepfreeze in the garage with berries and vegetables harvested from the summer garden."
A state or period of suspended activity, progress, or development, or a spell of bitterly cold weather.
"The diplomatic negotiations have been in a deepfreeze since the trade dispute escalated last autumn."
• verb
To freeze and store (food or biological material) rapidly at an extremely low temperature for long-term preservation.
"The bakery decided to deepfreeze the extra pastry dough so it could be used later in the month."
To suspend or halt (a plan, project, or activity) indefinitely.
"Budget constraints forced the committee to deepfreeze the expansion project until the next fiscal year."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the 1940s originally as a proprietary trademark ('Deepfreeze') for a domestic low-temperature food freezer manufactured by the Motor Products Corporation, before becoming a genericized term in everyday English.