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HIVE OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Synonyms:
divert; hive off
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "hive off" is one way to...):
draw; draw off; take out; withdraw (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Remove from a group and make separate
Example:
The unit was hived off from its parent company
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "hive off" is one way to...):
discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
