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hive

(haɪv)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hives, present participle hiving, past tense, past participle hived
1. countable noun
A hive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
2. countable noun
If you describe a place as a hive of activity, you approve of the fact that there is a lot of activity there or that people are busy working there.
[approval]
In the morning the house was a hive of activity. [+ of]
Synonyms: centre, hub, powerhouse [slang] More Synonyms of hive
3. uncountable noun
Hives is a condition in which patches of your skin become red and very uncomfortable and itchy.
Phrasal verbs:
See hive off
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hive in British English

(haɪv)
noun
1. 
a structure in which social bees live and rear their young
2. 
a colony of social bees
3. 
a place showing signs of great industry (esp in the phrase a hive of activity)
4. 
a teeming crowd; multitude
5. 
an object in the form of a hive
verb
6. 
to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive
7. 
to live or cause to live in or as if in a hive
8. (transitive)
(of bees) to store (honey, pollen, etc) in the hive
9. (tr; often foll by up or away)
to store, esp for future use
he used to hive away a small sum every week
Derived forms
hivelike (ˈhiveˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hӯf; related to Westphalian hüwe, Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa barrel, Greek kupē, Sanskrit kūpa cave

hive in American English

(haɪv)
noun
1. 
a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive
2. 
a colony of bees living in a hive; swarm
3. 
a crowd of busy, very active people
4. 
a place where many people are busy or actively engaged
verb transitiveWord forms: hived or ˈhiving
5. 
to put or gather (bees) into a hive
6. 
to store up (honey) in a hive
7. 
to store up for future use; garner
verb intransitive
8. 
to enter a hive
9. 
to live together in or as in a hive
Idioms:
hive off
Word origin
ME hyfe < OE, akin to ON hūfr, ship's hull < IE *keup- (< base *keu-, to bend, curve) > L cupa, a tub

Examples of 'hive' in a sentence
hive

The Team Sky bus was a hive of activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Team Sky bus was a hive of activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The great hive mind of the internet will always find a way to neutralise an irritant.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Meanwhile a honey shortage looms because bees are staying in hives to keep dry.
The Sun (2012)
The production floor is a hive of activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
For a few moments each morning workshops took it in turn to become hives of activity.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
And keeping just one hive of bees is a step along the way.
The Sun (2011)
The castle today is a hive of activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The auction hall is a teeming hive of activity with barely time to take a breath.
The Sun (2009)
The bees found it to be irresistible and by taking it back to their hives the honey harvest was ruined.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a hive of activity.
The Sun (2012)
The current hive mind thinks that's great.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We've got eggs and honey from our hives.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You may find out that contests give you hives, or keep you from sleeping at nights.
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
They can also kill a hive of 30,000 honey bees in hours.
The Sun (2016)
The ancient Egyptians were the first to keep bees in hives.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Honey bees You can keep a hive on a roof terrace or in a small garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There's a hive of activity as people are trying to get their lives back on track.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The plant is a hive of activity, in stark contrast to what might have been.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
TWO men were stung to death by a swarm of angry bees after trying to pinch honey from their hive.
The Sun (2010)
And honey from the hive.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
Broad beans were a good choice because bees love their early flowers - and pupils keep hives in their impressive school garden.
The Sun (2010)
The farm has 1,100 hives and produces about 60,000 jars a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In rare cases, it can cause hives, flushing or wheezing.
The Sun (2011)
It's easy to become part of a large organisation, which is a hive of industry built with no purpose.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The whole place is a hive of activity, alive with the prospect of what lies ahead in three days' time.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
hive

British English: hive NOUN
A hive is a structure in which bees are kept.
  • American English: hive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colmeia
  • Chinese: 蜂箱
  • European Spanish: colmena
  • French: ruche
  • German: Bienenkorb
  • Italian: alveare
  • Japanese: ミツバチの巣箱
  • Korean: 꿀벌통
  • European Portuguese: colmeia
  • Latin American Spanish: colmena

Chinese translation of 'hive'

hive

(haɪv)

n (c)

  1. (= beehive) 蜂箱 (fēngxiāng) (个(個), gè)
    a hive of activity/industry 紧(緊)张(張)繁忙的场(場)所/喧闹(鬧)的工业(業)区(區) (jǐnzhāng fánmáng de chǎngsuǒ/xuānnào de gōngyèqū)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a structure in which bees live
the dance performed by honeybees as they returned to the hive
Synonyms
colony
swarm
2 (noun) 
In the morning the house was a hive of activity.
Synonyms
centre
A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room.
hub
The island's social hub is the Café Sport.
powerhouse (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hub
Definition
the central, most important, or active part of a place or organization
The island's social hub is the Café Sport.
Synonyms
centre,
heart,
focus,
core,
middle,
focal point,
pivot,
nerve centre

Synonyms of 'hive'

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