Hive (?), n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h�fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden.
2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak.
3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.
The hive of Roman liars. Tennyson.
Hive bee(Zoöl.), the honeybee.