SPLIT

/splɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. adjective having been divided. — synonyms: disconnected, disunited, fragmented
  2. adjective (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.
  3. verb separate into parts or portions. — synonyms: divide, split_up, separate, dissever, carve_up
  4. verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. — synonyms: cleave, rive
  5. verb discontinue an association or relation. — synonyms: separate, part, split_up, break, break_up
  6. verb go one's own way. — synonyms: separate, part
  7. verb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure. — synonyms: burst, break_open
  8. noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back).
  9. noun a bottle containing half the usual amount.
  10. noun a promised or claimed share of loot or money.
  11. noun a lengthwise crack in wood.
  12. noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. — synonyms: rip, rent, snag, tear
  13. noun an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
  14. noun a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.
  15. noun (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl.
  16. noun an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity. — synonyms: stock_split, split_up
  17. noun the act of rending or ripping or splitting something. — synonyms: rent, rip
  18. noun division of a group into opposing factions. — synonyms: schism

Examples

  • “He’s got a nasty split.”
  • “In the 3000 m race, his 800 m split was 1:45.32”
  • “He has split his lip.”

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