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split

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[split]

verb (used with object)

split, splitting 
  1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers.

    to split a log in two.

  2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise.

    to split a piece from a block.

  3. to tear or break apart; rend or burst.

    The wind split the sail.

  4. to divide into distinct parts or portions (often followed byup ).

    We split up the frosting into separate bowls and made each one a different color.

  5. to separate (a part) by such division.

  6. to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord.

    to split a political party.

  7. to separate (a group, family, etc.) by such division.

  8. to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party.

  9. to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.; share.

    We split a bottle of wine.

  10. to separate into parts by interposing something.

    to split an infinitive.

  11. Physics, Chemistry.to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.

  12. to issue additional shares of (stock) to existing stockholders without charging them, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share.

  13. Slang.to leave; depart from.

    Let's split this scene.



verb (used without object)

split, splitting 
  1. to divide, break, or part lengthwise.

    The board split in half.

  2. to part, divide, or separate in any way (often followed byup ).

    The group of children split up into two teams. We'll split up here and meet later.

  3. to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock.

  4. to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole.

  5. to part or separate, as through disagreement; sever relations.

    They split up after a year of marriage. He split with the company after a policy dispute.

  6. to divide or share something with another or others; apportion.

  7. Slang.to leave; depart.

noun

  1. the act of splitting.

  2. a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting.

  3. a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.

  4. a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a party or organization, etc.

  5. a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.

  6. a banana split.

  7. especially British, nip.a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6½ ounces (170 to 184 grams).

  8. a bottle, as of soda, liquor, etc., which is half the usual size.

  9. a strip split from an osier, used in basketmaking.

  10. Masonry.a brick of normal length and breadth but of half normal thickness, used to give level support to a course of bricks laid over one not level.

  11. Often splits the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances or gymnastics.

  12. the amount of time it takes to complete a portion of a race, as a leg of a relay race, a lap of a track, half of a marathon, etc..

    Our anchor faded over the last 50 meters of his split, and we missed the podium by six-tenths of a second.

  13. Bowling.an arrangement of the pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult.

  14. Philately.bisect.

  15. one of the layers of leather into which a skin is cut.

  16. stock split.

adjective

  1. having been split; parted lengthwise; cleft.

  2. disunited; divided.

    a split opinion.

  3. (of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point.

  4. (of a stock) having undergone a split.

Split

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[split]

noun

  1. a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: Roman ruins.

split

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/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to break or cause to break, esp forcibly, by cleaving into separate pieces, often into two roughly equal pieces

    to split a brick

  2. to separate or be separated from a whole

    he split a piece of wood from the block

  3. to separate or be separated into factions, usually through discord

  4. (often foll by up) to separate or cause to separate through a disagreement

  5. to divide or be divided among two or more persons

    split up the pie among the three of us

  6. slangto depart; leave

    let's split

    we split the scene

  7. (tr) to separate (something) into its components by interposing something else

    to split a word with hyphens

  8. slangto betray the trust, plans, etc (of); inform

    he split on me to the cops

  9. (tr) politics to mark (a ballot, etc) so as to vote for the candidates of more than one party

    he split the ticket

  10. (tr) to separate (an animal hide or skin) into layers

  11. to make a fine but needless distinction

  12. to laugh very heartily

    1. to settle a dispute by effecting a compromise in which both sides give way to the same extent

    2. to divide a remainder equally

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noun

  1. the act or process of splitting

  2. a gap or rift caused or a piece removed by the process of splitting

  3. a breach or schism in a group or the faction resulting from such a breach

  4. a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream, covered with whipped cream, nuts, etc

    banana split

  5. See Devonshire split

    1. a separated layer of an animal hide or skin other than the outer layer

    2. leather made from such a layer

  6. tenpin bowling a formation of the pins after the first bowl in which there is a large gap between two pins or groups of pins

  7. informalan arrangement or process of dividing up loot or money

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adjective

  1. having been split; divided

    split logs

  2. having a split or splits

    hair with split ends

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Split

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/ split /

noun

  1. Italian name: Spalato.a port and resort in W Croatia on the Adriatic: remains of the palace of Diocletian (295–305). Pop: 188000 (2005 est)

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Other Word Forms

  • splittable adjective
  • presplit adjective
  • unsplit adjective
  • unsplittable adjective
  • ˈٳٱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of split1

First recorded in 1570–80; 1950–55 split for def. 13; from Dutch splitten; akin to splijten, German spleissen “to split”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of split1

C16: from Middle Dutch splitten to cleave; related to Middle High German ī; see splice
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. split hairs. hair.

  2. split the difference. difference.

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Example Sentences

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He split his paternity leave into two parts - six weeks - which was mandatory -immediately after Alicia was born, and the remaining 10 weeks when his wife went back to work.

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"Then, just a split second later, as the shelling began again, I heard a burst from an automatic rifle," Zelenin said.

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Tourist Jasmine Rehberger, 22, from Kentucky in the US, emerged from the bakery with a strawberry and caramelised almond split.

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The inevitable split occurred, and along with the restaurant went the social life, friends, the house and even the cat.

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The league and the players association have begun talks on a more equitable split but those negotiations have not gone well.

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