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split / Split > 21 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	split	Divided or separated
	2	split, disconnected, disunited, fragmented	Having been divided
	3	split	Broken or burst apart longitudinally
	4	split, cut	Having a long rip or tear
	5	split	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
NOUN	1	split	Extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
	2	split	A bottle containing half the usual amount
	3	split	A promised or claimed share of loot or money
	4	split	A lengthwise crack in wood
	5	split, rip, rent, snag, tear	An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	6	Split	An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
	7	split	A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
	8	split	(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
	9	split, stock split, split up	An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
	10	split, rent, rip	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	11	split, schism	Division of a group into opposing factions
VERB	1	split, divide, split up, separate, dissever, carve up	Separate into parts or portions
	2	split, cleave, rive	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
	3	split, separate, part, split up, break, break up	Discontinue an association or relation
	4	split, separate, part	Go one's own away
	5	split, burst, break open	Break open or apart suddenly

split / Split > pronunciation
Sounds	splih't
Rhymes	acquit, admit, affectionate, and 178 more rhymes in iht at the HyperDic website...

split > adjective 2
Meaning	Having been divided. Having the unity destroyed.
Examples	"a split group"
Synonyms	disconnected, disunited, fragmented
Similar to	divided

split > adjective 3
Meaning	Broken or burst apart longitudinally.
Examples	"after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
Similar to	broken

split > adjective 5
Meaning	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.
Examples	"we bought split logs for the fireplace"
Similar to	cut

split > noun 1, act
Meaning	Extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back).
Broader	acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat

split > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	A bottle containing half the usual amount.
Broader	bottle, bottleful

split > noun 3, possession
Meaning	A promised or claimed share of loot or money.
Examples	"he demanded his split before they disbanded"
Broader	share, portion, part, percentage
Verbs	split

split > noun 4, object
Meaning	A lengthwise crack in wood.
Examples	"he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
Broader	crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Verbs	split

split > noun 5, object
Meaning	An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
Synonyms	rip, rent, snag, tear
Broader	opening, gap
Verbs	split

Split > noun 6, location
Meaning	An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
Part of	Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska
Broader	city, metropolis, urban center

split > noun 7, food
Meaning	A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.
Narrower	banana split
Broader	frozen dessert

split > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl.
Examples	"he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
Category	tenpins, tenpin bowling
Broader	formation

split > noun 9, act
Meaning	An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
Examples	"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
Synonyms	stock split, split up
Broader	increase, step-up

split > noun 10, act
Meaning	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something.
Synonyms	rent, rip
Broader	tear
Verbs	split

split > noun 11, act
Meaning	Division of a group into opposing factions.
Synonyms	schism
Broader	division
Verbs	split; split

split > verb 1, social
Meaning	Separate into parts or portions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	divide, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
Narrower	subdivide; format, initialize, initialise; sectionalize, sectionalise; triangulate; unitize, unitise; lot; parcel; sliver, splinter; paragraph; canton; Balkanize, Balkanise
Broader	change integrity
Contrary	unite, unify
Nouns	split

split > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	The girls split the wooden sticks
Synonyms	cleave, rive
Narrower	maul; laminate
Broader	tear
Similar to	cleave
Nouns	split; splitter; splitter; split

split > verb 3, social
Meaning	Discontinue an association or relation. Go different ways.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"My friend and I split up"
Synonyms	separate, part, split up, break, break up
Narrower	give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate; disunify, break apart; disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint; break with; divorce, split up; secede, splinter, break away; break, break away
Nouns	split

split > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Go one's own away. Move apart.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	separate, part
Narrower	disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out; break up; diffract
Broader	move
Nouns	split

split > verb 5, change
Meaning	Break open or apart suddenly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	The wooden sticks split
Synonyms	burst, break open
Narrower	pop; blow; stave, stave in
Broader	break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
Nouns	split