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QUICK-FREEZE
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Irregular inflected forms: quick-froze
, quick-frozen
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they quick-freeze
... he / she / it quick-freezes
Past simple: quick-froze
Past participle: quick-frozen
-ing form: quick-freezing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
Example:
quick-freeze the shrimp
Synonyms:
flash-freeze; quick-freeze
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "quick-freeze" is one way to...):
freeze (cause to freeze)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs quick-freeze the vegetables
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