quick-freeze

noun

A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.

“Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time.”

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flash-freeze
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Meanings

nounquick-freeze (plural quick-freezes)

plural quick-freezes

  1. A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.
verbquick-freeze (third-person singular simple present quick-freezes, present participle quick-freezing, simple past quick-froze, past participle quick-frozen)

present singular third person quick-freezes · participle present quick-freezing · past quick-froze · participle past quick-frozen

  1. transitiveTo rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.

    Sandra liked to buy blueberries that had been quick-frozen, since she thought that their taste was better preserved that way.

  2. transitivePreserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.

    Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbfreeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors

Similar
flash-freeze
Broader
freeze
Also see
flash-freeze

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From quick + freeze.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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