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Hive

Hive Meaning & Definition
Hive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hive?

[n] a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
[n] a teeming multitude
[n] a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
[v] gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
[v] move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
[v] store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hive: beehive | beehive

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See Also | apiary | bee house | cache | collect | collect | concourse | congregate | garner | gather | gather | hive away | hive up | hoard | lay away | lay in | multitude | nest | pull together | put in | receptacle | salt away | skep | squirrel away | stack away | stash | stash away | store | throng

Hive In Webster's Dictionary

\Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden. 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak. 3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. The hive of Roman liars. --Tennyson. {Hive bee} (Zo["o]l.), the honeybee.
\Hive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiving}.] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. 2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.
\Hive\, v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. --Pope.

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