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1. a beehive.

ミツバチの巣［巣箱］(beehive)

the bees in a hive.

〖単複両扱い〗(1つの巣に住む)ミツバチの群れ

a thing that has the domed shape of a beehive.

2. a place in which people are busily occupied:

｟英｠ ; 〖通例a ～〗 人々が忙しく働く［活動する］場所; (にぎやかな)群衆

e.g. the kitchen became a hive of activity.

verb with object

place (bees) in a hive.

〈ミツバチ〉を巣箱に入れる

no object (of bees) enter a hive.

〈ミツバチが〉巣箱に入る［住む］

chiefly British (especially in business) separate something from a larger group or organization, especially from public to private ownership:

e.g. the weekly magazine hived off by the BBC.

Old English hȳf, of Germanic origin.