Definition of hive

• n. - A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.
• n. - The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
• n. - A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
• v. t. - To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
• v. t. - To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
• v. i. - To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.