to hive up
- phrasal verb
- UK
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acumular
- Like squirrels with nuts, he likes to hive up food just in case of an emergency.
Examples
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She decided to hive up her savings instead of spending them on unnecessary things.
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They hived up supplies before the storm.
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Farmers often hive up supplies before the harsh winter begins.
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She plans to hive up food for the winter.
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Farmers often hive up supplies before the harsh winter begins.
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Like squirrels with nuts, he likes to hive up food just in case of an emergency.
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She decided to hive up her savings instead of spending them on unnecessary things.
Synonyms
463
1.0
To put something away to use later
144
5.1
To hide money or things in a secret place for later
45
4.8
To collect and keep large amounts of food or other things for future use
39
2.9
Buy a large supply of something to use later
27
2.5
Buy a large amount of something to use later
26
4.6
To keep a large supply of goods for future use
4
5.3
To save money or things over time, often secretly
3
2.6
To put something in a safe place to use later
1
4.7
To save money or keep goods for later
1
5.8
To hide things like food or money in a secret place for later use
Put money or things aside in a safe place to use later
To store things for later use
Antonyms
How Much Stored
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to store up or accumulate' is directly derivable from combining 'hive' (to gather and keep) with the particle 'up', where 'up' signals accumulation or completion; this follows a common English verb+particle compositional pattern (cf. 'store up', 'pile up'). Even though 'hive' as a verb is less frequent, a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings would readily infer the MWE's sense.
Etymology
The verb hive up may come from the image of bees putting honey into a hive and keeping it up for the winter. So hive up means 'to store or save things for later'.