hibernation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of retiring into inactivity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	retirement,
definition	:	withdrawal from your position or occupation (noun.act)

2. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals (noun.state)

hypernym	:	dormancy, quiescence, quiescency,
definition	:	a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state)

3. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter (noun.state)

hypernym	:	torpidity, torpor,
definition	:	a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility (noun.state)

4. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals (noun.state)

derivation	:	hibernate, hole up, hibernate, hole up,
definition	:	sleep during winter (verb.body)

derivation	:	hibernate, hole up, hibernate, hole up,
definition	:	sleep during winter (verb.body)