From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hive \Hive\, v. i.
To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a
collective body. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak.
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3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
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The hive of Roman liars. --Tennyson.
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Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
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Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.
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