hibernate
Sleep through winter
Hibernate means to spend winter in a dormant state, as certain animals do—bears, groundhogs, and some bats slow their metabolism and sleep through cold months when food is scarce.
Extended to people, it suggests withdrawing from activity, especially staying indoors: I'm going to hibernate until spring.
In computing, hibernate is a power mode where a device saves its state to disk and shuts down completely, resuming where it left off.
Low temperature state
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- denningRetiring to lair
hibernaculum · arctic · polar · burrow · insulation · fat stores · food scarcity · seasonal
Large furry omnivore
- groundhogNorth American burrowing marmot
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
- hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
- batFlying mammal or sports club
marmot · dormouse · hamster · squirrel · badger · turtle · frog · snake
Inactive, sluggish state
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- inactivityLack of movement
- quiescenceState of being inactive
sluggishness · stasis · suspended animation · latency · aestivation · diapause · stillness · inertia
cold
Low temperature state
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
denning · hibernaculum · arctic · polar · burrow · insulation · fat stores · food scarcity · seasonal · solstice
bear
Large furry omnivore
- groundhogNorth American burrowing marmot
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
- hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
bat · marmot · dormouse · hamster · squirrel · badger · turtle · frog · snake · den
torpor
Inactive, sluggish state
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- inactivityLack of movement
quiescence · sluggishness · stasis · suspended animation · latency · aestivation · diapause · stillness · inertia · slowdown
sleep mode
Low-power idle state
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- low powerInsufficient electrical capacity
idle · wake · resume · energy saving · shutdown · restart · inactive · background · processor · RAM
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- isolationComplete separation from others
- withdrawRemove or pull away
hunker down · cocoon · hole up · lay low · disappear · recluse · hermit · shelter · hideaway · bunker
- shutdownshut down, power down, power off, turn off, switch off
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- computer actionsclick, typing, clicking, browsing, save
- winter survivaldormancy, torpor, winter coat, fat reserves, denning
- computing verbsrun, execute, process, compute, calculate
- Device Stateson, off, standby, sleep, idle
hibernating, hibernation, hibernates, hibernated, hibernator, hibernators, hibernations