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[ US /ˈspɫɪt/ ]
[ UK /splˈɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    cleave the bone
  2. go one's own way; move apart
    The friends separated after the party
  3. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
    The bubble burst
  4. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    My friend and I split up
    The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    The business partners broke over a tax question
  5. separate into parts or portions
    divide the cake into three equal parts
    The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
NOUN
  1. a bottle containing half the usual amount
  2. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
    they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
  3. division of a group into opposing factions
    another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
  4. a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
  5. a lengthwise crack in wood
    he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
  6. (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
    he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
  7. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    she had snags in her stockings
    there was a rip in his pants
  8. extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
  9. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
    he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
  10. a promised or claimed share of loot or money
    he demanded his split before they disbanded
ADJECTIVE
  1. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
    we bought split logs for the fireplace
  2. having been divided; having the unity destroyed
    Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces
    a split group
    a fragmented coalition
    a league of disunited nations
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How To Use split In A Sentence

  • When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed.
  • The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.
  • This part of the business has now been split off from the main company.
  • Hamilton is setting fast times on the road, but no-one is matching the splits of leading duo David Millar and Laszlo Bodrogi.
  • Is it unreasonable to expect her to offer to split the bill? Times, Sunday Times
  • A split from his long-time girlfriend shortly after only served to drive him further into the darkness. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the split second that their gazes locked, that same prickly sensation consumed his mind as if the blood flow to his brain had suddenly been cut off.
  • Analyses were also performed by splitting the epifauna into mobile, nonmobile, and attached organisms, but these analyses were not included here because the results are not substantially different from those presented here.
  • Their show consists of two hours of adult side-splitting comedy and brilliant live music.
  • They decided to split the money four ways .
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