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Split has 22 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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."

2

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."

3

a promised or claimed share of loot or money

"he demanded his split before they disbanded"

4

a lengthwise crack in wood

"he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

5

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

"there was a rip in his pants"

"she had snags in her stockings"

6

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."

7

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."

8

(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"

9

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"

10

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

11

division of a group into opposing factions

"another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

12

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."

Verb
1

separate into parts or portions

"divide the cake into three equal parts"

"The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

2

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

"cleave the bone"

3

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

"The business partners broke over a tax question"

"The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"

"My friend and I split up"

4

go one's own way; move apart

"The friends separated after the party"

5

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

"The bubble burst"

6

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.

Adjective
1

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"

2

(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

"we bought split logs for the fireplace"

3

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."

Proper Noun
1

A port city in Croatia.

"After visiting Dubrovnik, we took a ferry to Split to see its famous Diocletian's Palace."

Example Sentences
"The split decision left the fans confused." adj
"We had a big split in our friendship after that argument." noun
"The team split their winnings evenly between the three members." verb
See Also
divide division cut factor spitchcock dehisce splitter prechunk
Related Terms
divide division cut factor spitchcock dehisce splitter prechunk fissure diastematomyelia split shot schizencephalic meatotomy esterolytic clive schizocarp cleft stick specific distitarsus split stroke
Antonyms
unify
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
acrobatic stunt bottle share crack opening frozen dessert formation increase tear division change integrity move break
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
banana split subdivide format sectionalize triangulate unitize lot parcel sliver paragraph canton Balkanize maul laminate give the axe disunify disassociate break with divorce secede break disperse break up diffract pop blow stave

Origin

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."

Rhyming Words
lit flit clit blit alit slit dalit lalit unlit poplit sunlit gaslit daylit skylit bullit illlit tallit twilit be lit reblit
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