noun
    
    plural hives
    
    [count] a nest for bees - called also beehive
    
    the bees living in a hive
    
    a place filled with busy activity
    
    
    
    verb
    
    hives; hived; hiving
    
    hive off
    
    [phrasal verb] chiefly Brit
    
    to separate from a group
    
    
    
    b hive off (someone or something) or hive (someone or something) off :to separate (someone or something) from a group
    
    
    
    hive off (something) or hive (something) off :to give control of (something) to another person or group