quick-freeze

[ kwik-freez ]

verb (used with object)

, quick-froze, quick-fro·zen, quick-freez·ing.

1. to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.

quick-freeze

verb

1. tr to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0°C or lower

Word History and Origins

Origin of quick-freeze¹

First recorded in 1925–30