deep-freeze

verb

To freeze at very low temperatures.

Meanings

noundeep-freeze (plural deep-freezes)

plural deep-freezes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of deep freeze.
verbdeep-freeze (third-person singular simple present deep-freezes, present participle deep-freezing, simple past deep-froze or (nonstandard) deep-freezed, past participle deep-frozen or (nonstandard) deep-freezed)

present singular third person deep-freezes · participle present deep-freezing · past deep-froze · nonstandard past deep-freezed · participle past deep-frozen · nonstandard participle past deep-freezed

  1. transitiveTo freeze at very low temperatures.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounelectric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time

Broader
electric refrigeratorfridge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 凝固, 冰凍 /冰冻
  • 凝固 (nínggù)to freeze at very low temperatures
  • 冰凍 /冰冻 (bīngdòng)to freeze at very low temperatures
Dutch diepvriezen, invriezen
  • diepvriezento freeze at very low temperatures
  • invriezento freeze at very low temperatures
Finnish pakastaa, syväjäädyttää
  • pakastaato freeze at very low temperatures
  • syväjäädyttääto freeze at very low temperatures
French surgeler
  • surgelerto freeze at very low temperatures
German tieffrieren
  • tieffrierento freeze at very low temperatures
Irish íosreoigh
  • íosreoighto freeze at very low temperatures
Italian surgelare
  • surgelareto freeze at very low temperatures
Portuguese ultracongelar
  • ultracongelarto freeze at very low temperatures
Russian замора́живать, заморо́зить
  • замора́живать (zamoráživatʹ)to freeze at very low temperatures
  • заморо́зить (zamorózitʹ)to freeze at very low temperatures
Spanish ultracongelar
  • ultracongelarto freeze at very low temperatures
Swedish frysa, frysa in
  • frysato freeze at very low temperatures
  • frysa into freeze at very low temperatures
Cite this entry
APA

deep-freeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-freeze

MLA

“deep-freeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-freeze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep-freeze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-freeze.

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