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HIVE UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hive up mean?
• HIVE UP (verb)
The verb HIVE UP has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HIVE UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Save up as for future use
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
cache; hive up; hoard; lay away; squirrel away; stash
Hypernyms (to "hive up" is one way to...):
lay aside; save; save up (accumulate money for future use)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They hive up the money in the closet
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