Meaning of split in English

1. Pronunciation

   /splɪt/

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1. Verb

   split

   Etymology

   late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘break up a ship’, describing the force of a storm or rock): from Middle Dutch splitten, of unknown ultimate origin

   Definitions

   1. separate into parts or portions

   Examples

   • « divide the cake into three equal parts »
   • « The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I »

   Antonyms

   • unite
   • unify
2. 2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

   Examples

   • « cleave the bone »
3. 3. discontinue an association or relation

   Examples

   • « 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. 4. go one's own away

   Examples

   • « move apart »
   • « The friends separated after the party »
5. 5. break open or apart suddenly

   Examples

   • « The bubble burst »

6. Classifying Adjective

   split

   Definitions

   1. being divided or separated

   Examples

   • « split between love and hate »

   Synonyms

   • divided
7. 2. having been divided

   Examples

   • « having the unity destroyed »
   • « Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell »
   • « a league of disunited nations- E.B.White »
   • « a fragmented coalition »
   • « a split group »

   Synonyms

   • divided
8. 3. broken or burst apart longitudinally

   Examples

   • « after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk »
   • « they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon »

   Synonyms

   • broken
9. 4. having a long rip or tear

   Examples

   • « a split lip »

   Synonyms

   • injured
10. 5. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

    Examples

    • « we bought split logs for the fireplace »

    Synonyms

    • cut

11. Noun

    split

    Definitions

    1. extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
12. 2. a bottle containing half the usual amount
13. 3. a promised or claimed share of loot or money

    Examples

    • « he demanded his split before they disbanded »
14. 4. a lengthwise crack in wood

    Examples

    • « he inserted the wedge into a split in the log »
15. 5. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

    Examples

    • « there was a rip in his pants »
    • « she had snags in her stockings »
16. 6. an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
17. 7. a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
18. 8. (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

    Examples

    • « he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame »
19. 9. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

    Examples

    • « they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock »
20. 10. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

    Examples

    • « he gave the envelope a vigorous rip »
21. 11. division of a group into opposing factions

    Examples

    • « another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy »