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| split [ split ] |
verb (past and past participle split, present participle split·ting, 3rd person present singular splits) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb divide something lengthwise: to divide something lengthwise into two or more parts, or be divided lengthwise into two or more parts, usually by force
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2. transitive and intransitive verb burst something: to burst something apart, or rip apart
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3. transitive verb affect something violently: to disturb or disrupt something with a violently jarring presence
  shouts splitting the air
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4. transitive and intransitive verb separate something into parts: to divide a whole into parts, or be separated from the rest or from a whole
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5. transitive verb separate something by adding something between: to separate a whole into its components by interposing something
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6. transitive and intransitive verb divide something into factions: to make a group divide into factions because of disagreement, or separate from a main group because of disagreement
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7. transitive verb divide something into shares: to share something among a group
split the proceeds
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8. transitive verb politics divide vote for candidates: to divide a vote between candidates of different parties
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9. transitive and intransitive verb leave place: to go away from a place
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slang
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10. transitive verb win half of games: to win half the games of a series or one of a double-header
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11. transitive verb finance divide shares of stock: to divide shares of stock so that stockholders receive more shares at a proportionately lower value, leaving the total value unchanged
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noun (plural splits) |
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1. act of breaking apart: the action of breaking or splitting something
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2. crack: a crack or break in something, especially one that runs lengthwise
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3. fragment: a piece broken off from the whole
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4. division through disagreement: a breach in a group, caused by a disagreement between members
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5. layer of animal hide: a single thickness of animal hide other than the outermost layer
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6. industry leather: leather made from a single inner layer of animal hide
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7. bowling arrangement of standing bowling pins: in bowling, a batch of remaining pins in which the pins are clustered into two groups with a large gap in between
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8. portion: a share, especially a share of money
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informal
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9. food ice cream dessert: a dessert of fruit with ice cream and a topping of flavored syrup, nuts, and whipped cream
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10. handicraft strip of wood for basketry: a strip of flexible wood, usually willow, used for basketry
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11. beverages half-bottle: a half-bottle of alcohol or carbonated beverage
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12. U.S. beverages half-glass: a half-glass of an alcoholic beverage
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13. wine quarter-size wine bottle: a wine bottle holding 0.1875 liters (6 to 6.5 oz)
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adjective |
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1. broken: broken, divided, or separated into parts
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2. disunited: divided because of disagreement
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3. finance divided into smaller stock units: describes shares of stock that have been divided into smaller units
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| [Late 16th century. < Dutch splitten] |
