а> исчезать, уходить без предупреждения Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again. б> отделять(ся) The salesman was so successful that in the end he hived off from the firm into his own business. The business was becoming so large that the directors decided to hive off some parts of the work and start new firms.
HIVE OFF
Англо-русский перевод HIVE OFF
English-Russian Muller's dictionary 24 edition. Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера 24 редакция. 2012