(n.) A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and
habitation of a swarm of honeybees.
(n.) The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
(n.) A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
(v. t.) To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a
hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
(v. t.) To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
(v. i.) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a
collective body.
