The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hive \Hive\, v. i.
   To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a
   collective body. --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.]
   1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and
      habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden.
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   2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak.
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   3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
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            The hive of Roman liars.              --Tennyson.
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   Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hive \Hive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hived; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Hiving.]
   1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a
      hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
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   2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
      accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
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            Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hive
    n 1: a teeming multitude
    2: a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees [syn:
       beehive, hive]
    3: a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as
       in a hollow tree [syn: beehive, hive]
    v 1: store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived
         lots of information"
    2: move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms
       are hiving"
    3: gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"