flash-freeze

flash-freeze
verb
freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
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quick-freeze the shrimp

Syn: ↑quick-freeze
Hypernyms: ↑freeze
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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The chefs flash-freeze the vegetables

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/flash"freez"/, v.t., flash-froze, flash-frozen, flash-freezing.
quick-freeze.

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flashˈ-freeze transitive verb
To freeze very quickly
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Main Entry:flash

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flash-freeze UK US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they flash-freeze he/she/it flash-freezes present participle flash-freezing past tense flash-freezed past participle flash-freezed]
to freeze food very quickly in order to preserve its fresh taste
Thesaurus: preserve foodhyponym

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v. [trans.] freeze (food or other material) rapidly so as to prevent the formation of ice crystals

the steaks were flash-frozen

Derivatives:
flash-freezer n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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