verb
- past tense of hive; stored or collected together in large quantities
- past tense of hive; separated or moved away from a main group
Usage: often used with ‘off’
Examples
- The company hived off its manufacturing division last year.
- She hived away all her savings in a secret account.
- The bees hived in the old oak tree.
- They hived the data in multiple secure servers.
- The department was hived off to reduce costs.
- He hived his collection of books in the attic.