quick-freeze
[
kwik
-
freez
]
/ˈkwɪkˈfriz/
verb (used with object)
,
quick-froze,
quick-frozen,
quick-freezing.
1.
to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
Also called
flash-freeze
,
sharp-freeze
.
Origin
1925-30
British Dictionary definitions for
quick-frozen
quick-freeze
verb
-freezes,
-freezing,
-froze,
-frozen
1.
(
transitive
) to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower