deep freeze
a state or period of halted or suspended activity or progress: High interest rates created a deep freeze in housing construction.
suspended animation.
Idioms about deep freeze
put in / into the deep freeze, Informal. to stop or suspend the activity or progress of: A series of quarrels put their romance into the deep freeze.
Origin of deep freeze
1Other definitions for deep-freeze (2 of 3)
to quick-freeze (food).
to store in a frozen state.
Origin of deep-freeze
2Other definitions for Deepfreeze (3 of 3)
a brand of deep freezer.
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British Dictionary definitions for deepfreeze
/ (ˌdiːpˈfriːz) /
a type of refrigerator in which food, etc, is stored for long periods at temperatures below freezing
storage in or as if in a deepfreeze
informal a state of suspended activity
(tr) to freeze or keep in or as if in a deepfreeze
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