(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.

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

past participle of quick-freeze

Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them. / Having characteristics that approximate the above to some degree.

simple past tense and past participle of quilt

Somebody who quibbles

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

Absence of sound; silence or hush. / Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

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

A layer or layers of quilted padding. / (nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. / The practice of creating quilts