deep-freeze (dēpfrēz)
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Tweet tr.v. deep-froze (-frōz), deep-fro·zen (-frōzən), deep-freez·ing, deep-freez·es 1. To quick-freeze. 2. To store in a frozen condition. 3. To suspend or defer indefinitely: "American long-term obligations ... which have been deep-frozen since the early 1950s" (Paul Kennedy). |
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deep freeze
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Tweet n. A condition of being held in temporary suspension or inactivity. |
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