Whose temperature has been lowered rapidly to below the freezing point.

(transitive) To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.

past participle of quick-freeze

A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.

(military) A fast marching pace of 120 thirty-inch steps per minute.

(baseball) A pitch thrown without any of the normal setup routine to try and catch a batter off guard.

Alternative spelling of quick-frozen

In a quick-witted manner.

A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.

(idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.