NOUN (1)

1. temporary inactivity or suspension;
- Example: "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"


VERB (1)

1. store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation;
- Example: "deep-freeze the food"

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deep freeze
    n 1: temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has
         now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
    v 1: store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation; "deep-freeze
         the food"