Meanings
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1
noun
a structure where bees live, especially one made or kept by people
The beekeeper opened the hive to inspect the bees.
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2
noun
a very busy place full of activity
The market was a hive of noise and movement.
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3
verb
to gather, store, or shelter in a hive
The beekeeper hived the new swarm before nightfall.
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Etymology
From Old English hyf, probably from a Germanic word for a curved container or shelter. The bee sense is literal; the figurative sense compares dense human activity to bees in a hive.