Meaning & Definition of Hive in English
English⟶
Hive
/haɪv/
noun
1. A teeming multitude
synonym:
- hive
2. A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
synonym:
- beehive,
- hive
3. A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees
- As in a hollow tree
synonym:
- beehive,
- hive
verb
1. Store, like bees
- "Bees hive honey and pollen"
- "He hived lots of information"
synonym:
- hive
2. Move together in a hive or as if in a hive
- "The bee swarms are hiving"
synonym:
- hive
3. Gather into a hive
- "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
synonym:
- hive
Examples of using
The murder scene was still a hive of police activity several days after the man's body had been discovered.
We lived in a cramped, dim house which was as small as a hive.
The bees are very quickly flying out of the hive.