Definition
Meaning of 'split'
Meaning of 'split' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Split 
[ a.]
- Divided; cleft. [ a.]- Divided deeply; cleft.
2. Split [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Split [ imp. & p. p.]3. Split [ n.]
- A crack, or longitudinal fissure. [ n.]- A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
- A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
- Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
- A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
- 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.
- 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 is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.
4. Split [ v. i.]
- To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split
by the freezing of water in them. [ v. i.]- To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
- To separate into parties or factions.
- To burst with laughter.
- To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
- to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.
5. Split [ v. t.]
- To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp.
by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to
cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to
split a sheepskin. [ v. t.]- To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
- To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
- To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
Meaning of 'split' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. split [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- division of a group into opposing factions
- division of a group into opposing factions
Example in sentence:
- another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
Meaning (2):
- a promised or claimed share of loot or money
- a promised or claimed share of loot or money
Example in sentence:
- he demanded his split before they disbanded
Meaning (3):
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Example in sentence:
- he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
Meaning (4):
- a lengthwise crack in wood
- a lengthwise crack in wood
Example in sentence:
- he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
Meaning (5):
- (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
- (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
Example in sentence:
- he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
Meaning (6):
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Example in sentence:
- she had snags in her stockings;
- there was a rip in his pants
Meaning (7):
- an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
- an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
Example in sentence:
- they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
2. split [ v]
[ v]Meaning (8):
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Example in sentence:
- cleave the bone
Meaning (9):
- separate into parts or portions
- separate into parts or portions
Example in sentence:
- divide the cake into three equal parts;
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Meaning (10):
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Example in sentence:
- The bubble burst
Meaning (11):
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Example in sentence:
- My friend and I split up;
- The business partners broke over a tax question;
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
Meaning (12):
- go one's own way; move apart
- go one's own way; move apart
Example in sentence:
- The friends separated after the party
3. split [ s]
[ s]Meaning (13):
- having been divided; having the unity destroyed
- having been divided; having the unity destroyed
Example in sentence:
- a fragmented coalition;
- a league of disunited nations;
- a split group;
- Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces
Meaning (14):
- (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
- (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Example in sentence:
- we bought split logs for the fireplace
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