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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024split /splɪt/USA pronunciation v., split, split•ting, n., adj. v. - to divide from end to end or into layers: [~ + object]She took an ax and split a log in two.[no object]The log split nicely in two when she cut it.
- to divide into separate portions: [~ (+ up) + object]The book is split (up) into five major divisions.[no object* (~ + up)]We'll split (up) here and continue the search separately.
- Governmentto divide into different factions, such as through discord;
(cause to) part or separate: [no object; (~ + up)]They split (up) after several years of marriage.[~ + object]That issue split the Republican Party. - Government to cast (a ballot) for candidates of more than one political party:[~ + object]Many Americans split their vote, voting for the President but against his party in the Senate and House elections.
- to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.;
share:[~ + object]They decided to split the money they had won. - Slang Termsto leave* depart: [~ + object]Let's split this party; it's boring.[no object]Your brothers are gone; they split about an hour ago.
n. [countable] - the act of splitting.
- a crack or fissure caused by splitting.
- a piece separated by or as if by splitting.
- Foodan ice-cream dish made with a split banana, flavored syrup, and chopped nuts.
- SportOften, splits. [plural] the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body.
adj. - having been split;
parted lengthwise. - disunited;
divided:a split opinion. Idioms- Idioms split the difference, to compromise, esp. to divide what remains equally.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024split (split),USA pronunciation v., split, split•ting, n., adj. v.t. - to divide or separate from end to end or into layers:to split a log in two.
- to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise:to split a piece from a block.
- to tear or break apart;
rend or burst:The wind split the sail. - to divide into distinct parts or portions (often fol. by up):We split up our rations.
- to separate (a part) by such division.
- Governmentto divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord:to split a political party.
- Governmentto separate (a group, family, etc.) by such division.
- Governmentto cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party.
- to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.;
share:We split a bottle of wine. - to separate into parts by interposing something:to split an infinitive.
- Physicsto divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.
- Businessto issue additional shares of (stock) without charge to existing stockholders, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share.
- Slang Termsleave;
depart from:Let's split this scene. v.i. - to divide, break, or part lengthwise:The board split in half.
- to part, divide, or separate in any way (often fol. by up):The group of children split up into two teams. We'll split up here and meet later.
- to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock.
- to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole.
- to part or separate, as through disagreement;
sever relations:They split up after a year of marriage. He split with the company after a policy dispute. - to divide or share something with another or others;
apportion. - Slang Termsto leave;
depart. - split hairs. See hair (def. 11).
- split the difference. See difference (def. 11).
n. - the act of splitting.
- a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting.
- a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.
- a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a party or organization, etc.
- a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.
- Foodan ice-cream dish made from sliced fruit, usually a banana, and ice cream, and covered with syrup and nuts.
- WineAlso called,[esp. Brit.,] nip. a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6½ oz. (170 to 184 g).
- Winea bottle, as of soda, liquor, etc., which is half the usual size.
- a strip split from an osier, used in basketmaking.
- Building[Masonry.]a brick of normal length and breadth but of half normal thickness, used to give level support to a course of bricks laid over one not level.
- SportOften, splits. the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances or gymnastics.
- Sport[Bowling.]an arrangement of the pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult.
- Stamps[Philately.]bisect (def. 5).
- Clothingone of the layers of leather into which a skin is cut.
- Businessthe act of splitting a stock.
adj. - that has undergone splitting;
parted lengthwise; cleft. - disunited;
divided:a split opinion. - Business(of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point.
- Business(of a stock) having undergone a split.
- Dutch splitten; akin to splijten, German spleissen to split
- 1570–80; 1950–55 for def. 13;
split′ta•ble, adj. Split (split),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: Roman ruins. 180,571. Italian, Spalato.
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