'Split' definitions:

Definition of 'split'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having been divided; 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" [syn: disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split]
adjective
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
noun
Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
noun
A bottle containing half the usual amount
noun
A promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
noun
A lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
noun
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
noun
An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
noun
A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
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
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" [syn: split, stock split, split up]
noun
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip, split]
noun
Division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: schism, split]
verb
Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite]
verb
Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: cleave, split, rive]
verb
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" [syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up]
verb
Go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: separate, part, split]
verb
Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" [syn: burst, split, break open]

Definition of 'Split'

From: GCIDE
  • Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split (Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[imac]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
  • 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. [1913 Webster]
  • Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. [1913 Webster]
  • A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. [1913 Webster]
  • To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Split'

From: GCIDE
  • Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split (Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[imac]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
  • 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. [1913 Webster]
  • Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. [1913 Webster]
  • A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. [1913 Webster]
  • To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Split'

From: GCIDE
  • Split \Split\, a.
  • 1. Divided; cleft. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Exchanges) (a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc. (b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split quotation. (c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc.
  • Split pin (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place.
  • Split pulley, a parting pulley. See under Pulley.
  • Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it.
  • Split ticket, a ballot in which a voter votes for a portion of the candidates nominated by one party, candidates of other parties being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.] [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'Split'

From: GCIDE
  • Split \Split\, n.
  • 1. A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Specif: (Leather Manuf.), One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl. (b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed. (c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 7. Short for Split shot or split stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 8. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 9. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 10. (Finance) 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. [PJC]
  • 11. (Blackjack) 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 who chooses to split is obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created. See split[6], v.i. [PJC]

Definition of 'Split'

From: GCIDE
  • Split \Split\, v. i.
  • 1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. [1913 Webster]
  • The ship splits on the rock. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. [Slang] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Blackjack) To divide one hand of blackjack into two hands; -- a strategy allowed to a player when the first two cards dealt to the player have the same value. [PJC]
  • 7. To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's split. [Slang] [PJC]
  • To split on a rock, to fail; to to err fatally; to have the hopes and designs frustrated. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'split'

From: GCIDE
  • damaged \damaged\ (d[a^]m"[asl]jd), adj.
  • 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite of undamaged. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound}; {bent, crumpled, dented}; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed; {burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate), burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate)}; {burst, ruptured}; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed; defaced, marred; hurt, weakened; knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out; {mangled, mutilated}; peeling; scraped, scratched; storm-beaten] Also See blemished, broken, damaged, destroyed, impaired, injured, unsound. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some part, or by breaking. Opposite of unbroken. [Narrower terms: busted; chipped; cracked; {crumbled, fragmented}; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured; shattered, smashed, splintered; split; {unkept, violated}] Also See: damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound.
  • Syn: broken. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged reputation.
  • Syn: discredited. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as, the senator's seriously damaged reputation.
  • Syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished. [WordNet 1.5]

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