1 (also beehive) [C] a structure made for bees to live in
2 [C] the bees living in a hive
3 [C,usually sing.] a ~ of activity / industry a place full of people who are busy
4 (hives) [U] a skin disease that causes the skin to become red and painful
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
hive sth<->off (to / into sth) [oftenpassive] (especially BrE) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business:
The IT department is being hived off into a new company. * The company decided to hive off some of its less profitable concerns.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is hive a noun, verb, or something else?
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