What is the meaning of hive?

noun

• A teeming multitude.
• A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees.
  • synonyms: beehive
• A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree.
  • synonyms: beehive

verb

• Store, like bees.
  • usage: "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
• Move together in a hive or as if in a hive.
  • usage: "The bee swarms are hiving"
• Gather into a hive.
  • usage: "The beekeeper hived the swarm"