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hive

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

transitive verb hived, hiving

  1. to put or gather (bees) into a hive
  2. to store up (honey) in a hive
  3. to store up for future use; garner

intransitive verb

  1. to enter a hive
  2. to live together in or as in a hive

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