HIVE OFF


Meaning of HIVE OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: circa 1856

intransitive verb

chiefly British : to break away from or as if from a group : become separate

transitive verb

chiefly British : to make separate: as

a. : to remove from a group

hive off the rookies for special training

b. : to assign (as assets or responsibilities) to another

c. : spin off

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.