Definition of "deep-freeze" [deep-freeze]

• To quick-freeze. (verb-transitive)
• To store in a frozen condition. (verb-transitive)
• To suspend or defer indefinitely: "American long-term obligations . . . which have been deep-frozen since the early 1950s” ( Paul Kennedy). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "My deep-freeze tells the tale of it's effectiveness."
• "The European property market is finally emerging from its recessionary deep-freeze, but there are still plenty of icy patches for investors to slip on."
• "Today in the tub I dream of the bathroom turning to deep-freeze winter again, going back there one last time, the pipes and tiles cracking from the cold."