Split has 22 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
"After warming up, she held a perfect split on the floor before attempting her first cartwheel."
a bottle containing half the usual amount
"I'll grab two split bottles of wine so we have enough for both appetizers and dinner without opening full cases."
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
"During our sailing trip along the Dalmatian coast, we anchored in Split to explore its historic Diocletian's Palace."
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
"After finishing our main course, we ordered a split to end the meal with vanilla ice cream topped with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, and chopped walnuts."
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
"he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
A crack or longitudinal fissure.
"The old wooden fence board had a deep split running down its center after last night's frost."
In plain English: A split is when something breaks apart into two pieces.
"We had a big split in our friendship after that argument."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
"The bubble burst"
To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
"The old leather strap split down the middle after years of heavy use."
In plain English: To split means to break something into two or more separate pieces.
"The team split their winnings evenly between the three members."
Usage: Use this verb when describing something physically breaking apart into two pieces, such as wood splitting under pressure or fabric tearing down the seam. It is often confused with similar terms like "tear" for uncontrolled ripping or "break" for general fracturing without a specific linear path.
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
"Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"
"a league of disunited nations"
"a fragmented coalition"
"a split group"
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
"we bought split logs for the fireplace"
Divided.
"The crowd split into two groups as they waited for their respective buses to arrive."
In plain English: Split means divided into two or more separate parts.
"The split decision left the fans confused."
A port city in Croatia.
"After visiting Dubrovnik, we took a ferry to Split to see its famous Diocletian's Palace."
The word "split" entered English around 1567, likely borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German. It ultimately traces its roots back to a common ancestor shared by many Germanic languages that originally meant "to divide."