split

/splˈɪt/

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Adjective Satellite
having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
Adjective Satellite
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
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
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a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
Noun
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
Noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
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; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
Noun
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"
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the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Noun
division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
Verb
separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Verb
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
Verb
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
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go one''s own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
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