deep-freeze (Noun) — Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time. ex. "I always keep batteries in the deep-freeze"
deep-freeze (Noun) — Temporary inactivity or suspension. ex. "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
deep-freeze (Verb) — Store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation. ex. "deep-freeze the food"