Split

[splɪt]

Definition

(noun.) extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back).

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) (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'.

(noun.) a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.

(noun.) an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.

(noun.) a lengthwise crack in wood; 'he inserted the wedge into a split in the log'.

(noun.) a promised or claimed share of loot or money; 'he demanded his split before they disbanded'.

(noun.) a bottle containing half the usual amount.

(adj.) (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; 'we bought split logs for the fireplace' .

Edited by Angus--From WordNet

Definition

(imp. & p. p.) of Split

(v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.

(v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.

(v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.

(v. t.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.

(v. i.) To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.

(v. i.) To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

(v. i.) To separate into parties or factions.

(v. i.) To burst with laughter.

(v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.

(v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.

(n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure.

(n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

(n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

(n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

(n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

(n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.

(n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.

(a.) Divided; cleft.

(a.) Divided deeply; cleft.

Edited by Gertrude

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Cleave, rive, rend, burst, SPLINTER, tear asunder.[2]. Divide, sunder, separate, part.

v. n. [1]. Burst, be riven, be rent, SPLINTER, be split.[2]. Be broken, be dashed to pieces.

n. Crack, fissure, rent.

Edited by Eva

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Divide, separate, rive, cleave, crack, splinter, burst, rend, sunder, disagree,secede, disunite

ANT:Cohere, unite, amalgamate, coalesce, conform, agree, splice, consolidate,integrate

Edited by Josie

Definition

v.t. to cleave lengthwise: to tear asunder violently: to divide: to throw into discord.—v.i. to divide or part asunder: to be dashed to pieces: to divulge secrets: to vote for candidates of opposite parties: to burst with laughter:—pr.p. split′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. split.—n. a crack or rent lengthwise: a schism: a half-bottle of aerated water a half-glass of spirits: (pl.) the acrobatic feat of going down to the floor with the legs spread out laterally.—adj. Split′-new (Scot.) brand-new.—n.pl. Split′-pease husked pease split for making pea-soup &c.—n. Split′ter one who or that which splits: one who splits hairs in argument &c.: (U.S.) a wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.—adj. Split′ting very severe: very rapid.—Split on a rock to meet some unforeseen and disastrous difficulty to go to ruin; Split one's sides to laugh immoderately; Split the difference to divide equally the sum or matter in dispute to take the mean.

Editor: Lyle

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