Overview of noun hive

The noun hive has 3 senses

• hive -- (a teeming multitude)


• beehive, hive -- (a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees)


• beehive, hive -- (a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree)

Overview of verb hive

The verb hive has 3 senses

• hive -- (store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information")


• hive -- (move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving")


• hive -- (gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm")