Definition of "hived" [hived]

• Simple past tense and past participle of hive. (verb)

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• "This would let you * really* bomb somebody into the Stone Age at your discretion, and make his pet Air Force (hived from the Army with pressure from himself and political allies who believed in the Strategic Bombing Surveys 'most optimistic results) the dominant arm of the military."
• "They do it cheerfully, and, strange to say, are as careful not to be "hived" as"
• "Notwithstanding the secrecy of hazing, and the great care which those who practised it took to prevent being "hived," they sometimes overreached themselves and were severely punished."