halve

[ US /ˈhæv/ ]
[ UK /hˈɑːv/ ]
VERB
  1. divide by two; divide into halves
    Halve the cake
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How To Use halve In A Sentence

  • Crack a handful of whole new season's walnuts, remove the kernels from the shells and halve and quarter them.
  • For the burgers• 1½ pounds fresh tuna steaks, cut into 1/2-inch dice• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard• 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper in adobo purée• 1 tablespoon honey• 3 tablespoons canola oil• 2 green onions, green and pale-green part, thinly sliced• Salt and freshly ground pepper• 4 kaiser rolls• 2 ounces watercress• 1 red onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced. Bobby Flay’s tips for great burgers
  • The team captains hold aloft the cup and together pull it apart to reveal two specially-made halves - in this game there are no losers.
  • The space between these anterior and posterior openings makes a large chamber, divided by a vertical wall into halves, each of which is still further separated into three irregular cavities by three bones, called spongy, from the porosity and delicacy of their texture. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
  • The time added includes minutes from both halves of the match so two minutes plus three minutes will make up to five. The Sun
  • Hockey is an 11-a-side game played over two halves of 35 minutes, with goals more often than not coming from set-pieces such as corners or penalties.
  • Top with strawberry halves then brush the cucumber glaze over the top with a pastry brush. Times, Sunday Times
  • A trouble shared is a trouble halved
  • Two flyhalves made indelible impressions in Sunday's Springbok rugby trials - one of them an Old Selbornian.
  • The foreign office budget has been halved since 2010, with embassies closed or downsized. Times, Sunday Times
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