Hive | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Hive, n.

noun

n. [A-S. hyfe, hive, hīw, family, Goth. heiva, family, house, O. H. Ger. hiwa, family, marriage, hīwo, hīwa, brides, hīwan, hījan, hīen, hian, to marry, hī-rāt, marriage, N. H. Ger. heirath, marriage, A-S. hīrēd, meeting, family.]

Sense 1. A box, chest, or basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honey-bees.

Sense 2. The bees inhabiting a single hive; a swarm of bees. Shak.

Sense 3. A place or scene swarming with busy occupants; a company; a crowd.

Hive, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HIVED; p. pr. & vb. n. HIVING.]

Sense 1. To collect into a hive; to cause to enter a hive; as, to hive bees.

Sense 2. To collect and lay up in store; to deposit for use and enjoyment. “Hiving wisdom with each studious year.” Byron.

Hive, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. Pope.