| VERB | body | hibernate, hole up | sleep during winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | hibernate | be in an inactive or dormant / dormant state |
| Sounds | hhay'berney.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | sleep during winter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" | |
| Synonym | hole up | |
| Broader | sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's | Be asleep |
| Opposite | estivate, aestivate | sleep during summer |
| Spanish | hibernar, invernar | |
| Catalan | eixivernar, hibernar, hivernar | |
| Nouns | hibernation | the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
| hibernation | cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter | |
| Meaning | Be in an inactive or dormant / dormant state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | rest | Be inactive, refrain from acting |
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