SPLIT
/splɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- adjective having been divided.
— synonyms: disconnected, disunited, fragmented
- adjective (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.
- verb separate into parts or portions.
— synonyms: divide, split_up, separate, dissever, carve_up
- verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
— synonyms: cleave, rive
- verb discontinue an association or relation.
— synonyms: separate, part, split_up, break, break_up
- verb go one's own way.
— synonyms: separate, part
- verb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
— synonyms: burst, break_open
- 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.
- noun a lengthwise crack in wood.
- noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
— synonyms: rip, rent, snag, 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.
- noun an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
— synonyms: stock_split, split_up
- noun the act of rending or ripping or splitting something.
— synonyms: rent, rip
- 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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