ˌunderˈhive,v. [under-1 10 a.] trans. To place (bees) in too small a hive. 1634C. Butler Fem. Mon. 86 The Bees may doo wel enough in a middle-sized Hive: for beeing under-hived, they will cast soomwhat the sooner.1707Mortimer Husb. 207 Rather under-hive a Swarm, than over-hive them.