hive vs throng

hive and throng both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hive	Yes	No	Yes	No
throng	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, throng is a hypernym of hive; that is, throng is a word with a broader meaning than hive:

Other hypernyms of hive include concourse, multitude.

hive (noun)	throng (noun)
a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees	a large gathering of people
a teeming multitude
a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

hive (verb)	throng (verb)
gather into a hive	press tightly together or cram
move together in a hive or as if in a hive
store, like bees