- hive⇄expr. hive off, (Especially British.) to break away or isolate.
Ex. I believe it is wrong to hive off institutions such as the Post Office into a limbo (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - hive⇄hive, noun, verb, hived,hiving.
- hive⇄noun 1. a house or box for bees to live in; beehive.
2. a large number of bees living in such a place.
Ex. The whole hive was busy.
3. (Figurative.) a busy place full of people or animals.
Ex. a hive of industry. This great Hive - hive⇄v.i. 1. to live close together as bees do.
2. to enter a hive. - hive⇄v.t. 1. to put (bees) in a hive.
2. to store up (honey) in a hive.
3. (Figurative.) to lay up for future use.
Ex. hiving wisdom with each studious year (Byron).
(SYN) hoard.