noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The keeping of bees in hives. uncountable
2. 2
   The process which allows a coke oven to burn off gases before the oven is pushed. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of beehive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

hiveapiaryb 52b-52black holehive

Etymology

From beehive + -ing.

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