From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishit freezesit freezesif it freezes outside, the temperature falls to or below freezing point Do you think it’ll freeze tonight? → freeze
Examples from the Corpus
it freezes• For most of the time, conditions are ideal-but, sometimes, it freezes.• And if possible, shovel up and remove the mush before it freezes again.• Now it freezes at night into a crust that you can walk on in the morning.• That night it freezes hard and next morning after a brief breakfast we thaw out the boat and set off again.• Explanation Every liquid has a certain temperature at which it freezes or melts. 