hive

hive  (hv)

n.

1.

a. A structure for housing bees, especially honeybees.

b. A colony of bees living in such a structure.

2. A place swarming with activity.

v. hived, hiv·ing, hives

v.tr.

1. To collect into a hive.

2. To store (honey) in a hive.

3. To store up; accumulate.

v.intr.

1. To enter and occupy a beehive.

2. To live with many others in close association.

Phrasal Verb:

hive off

To set apart from a group: hived off the department into another division.

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[Middle English, from Old English hf.]

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hive

Noun

1. a structure in which bees live

2. hive of activity a busy place with many people working hard [Old English hȳf]

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Hive a beehive; an extremely busy place.

Examples: hive of bees, 1583; of Roman liars, 1864; of mankind, 1839; of oysters, 1882.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hive - a teeming multitude concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people
	2.	hive - a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees beehive apiary, bee house - a shed containing a number of beehives receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in skep - a domed beehive made of twisted straw
	3.	hive - a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree beehive honeycomb - a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
Verb	1.	hive - store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information" salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" cache, hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away, stash - save up as for future use
	2.	hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	3.	hive - gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

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hive

noun 1. colony, swarm

noun 2. centre, hub, powerhouse (slang)

Translations

hive [haɪv] n → colmena;

the shop was a hive of activity (fig) → la tienda era una colmena humana

hive off vt (col) (= separate); separar: (= privatize); privatizar

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hive [haɪv] n → ruche f;

the shop was a hive of activity (fig) → le magasin était une véritable ruche

hive off vt (inf) → mettre à part, séparer

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hive [haɪv] n → Bienenkorb m;

to be a hive of activity → einem Bienenhaus gleichen

hive off hive (inf) vt → ausgliedern, abspalten

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hive [haɪv] n → alveare m;

the shop was a hive of activity (fig) → c'era una grande attività nel negozio

hive off vt (col) → separare