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technical. To subject (meat or other food) to a low temperature in a chill-room or a refrigerator. (Cf. chilled, adj. 2b, chilling, n. c.)
transitive. To freeze (food, etc.) rapidly so that it can be stored at a low temperature for a long time. Also intransitive.
(transitive) to chill by this method.