'Hive' definitions:

Definition of 'hive'

(from WordNet)
noun
A teeming multitude
noun
A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees [syn: beehive, hive]
noun
A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree [syn: beehive, hive]
verb
Store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
verb
Move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
verb
Gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"

Definition of 'Hive'

From: GCIDE
  • Hive \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. [1913 Webster]
  • The hive of Roman liars. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hive'

From: GCIDE
  • Hive \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. [1913 Webster]
  • Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hive'

From: GCIDE
  • Hive \Hive\, v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hive'

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