HIVE, noun 1. A box, chest or kind of basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honey-bees. It is made of boards, straw or other materials. 2. A swarm of bees; or the bees inhabiting a hive 3. A company or society together, or closely connected. [Unusual.] HIVE, verb transitive To collect into a hive; to cause, to enter a hive; as, to hive bees. 1. To contain; to receive, as a habitation, or place of deposit. Where all delicious sweets are hived. HIVE, verb intransitive To take shelter or lodging together; to reside in a collective body.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI