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Split

Noun1.split - extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat
2.split - a bottle containing half the usual amount
bottleful, bottle - the quantity contained in a bottle
3.split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
percentage, share, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
4.split - a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
5.split - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
6.Split - an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia - a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
7.split - a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
banana split - a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
8.split - (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"
tenpin bowling, tenpins - bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
formation - a particular spatial arrangement
9.split - 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"
step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
10.split - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
11.split - division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
division - the act or process of dividing
Verb1.split - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
unitise, unitize - divide (bulk material) and process as units
lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example
parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
sliver, splinter - divide into slivers or splinters
paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"
canton - divide into cantons, of a country
Balkanise, Balkanize - divide a territory into small, hostile states
2.split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges
laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets
tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3.split - 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"
give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"
split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
4.split - go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
break up - come apart; "the group broke up"
diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"
5.split - break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
pop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
blow - burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
stave, stave in - burst or force (a hole) into something
come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Adj.1.split - being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
2.split - 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"
divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
3.split - broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
broken - physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart"
4.split - having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
injured - usually used of physical or mental injury to persons; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
5.split - (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"

 

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