[hive] n [ME, fr. OE hyf; perh. akin to ON hufr ship's hull, L cupa tub, Skt kupa cave] (bef. 12c) 1: a container for housing honeybees
2: a colony of bees
3: a place swarming with activity -- hive.less adj
[2]hive vb hived ; hiv.ing vi (14c) 1 of bees: to enter and take possession of a hive
2: to reside in close association ~ vt 1: to collect into a hive
2: to store up in or as if in a hive