split (Meaning)
split (n)
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
a bottle containing half the usual amount
a promised or claimed share of loot or money
a lengthwise crack in wood
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
division of a group into opposing factions
split (v)
separate into parts or portions
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
go one's own way; move apart
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
split (s)
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
split (n.)
Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl.
Any of the dents of a reed.
Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current.
Short for shot or stroke.
The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind.
A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass.
split (a.)
Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc.
Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 10/ is a split quotation.
Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Synonyms & Antonyms of split
Synonyms:
- cut off
- trisect
- disengage
- rip
- dissolve
- cleave
- fragment
- disintegrate
- insulate
- unlink
- break down
- partition
- seclude
- halve
- break
- tear
- segregate
- dichotomize
- fracture
- quarter
- disentangle
- fractionalize
- fractionate
- segment
- fragmentate
- rend
- bisect
- rift
- fragmentize
- rupture
- rive
- unravel
- decompose
- unyoke
- disassemble
- bifurcate
Antonyms:
split Sentence Examples
- The hikers split their supplies into equal portions to carry.
- The corporation split into two independent entities after a merger.
- The couple decided to split up after years of marital conflict.
- The tree trunk split in half when struck by lightning.
- The bill was split evenly among the dinner guests.
- The audience split into factions with opposing opinions.
- The software update split the operating system into multiple components.
- The team split into two groups to cover more ground in search of the lost child.
- The band members split the profits of their album sales fairly.
- The seam in the fabric split under the pressure of the stitches.
FAQs About the word split
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back), a bottle containing half the usual amount, a promised or claimed share of
separate,divide, disconnect, decouple, part, disjoin, detach, disjoint, dissociate, pull
unify, join,join, mix, combine, blend, unify, mix, unite, link
The hikers split their supplies into equal portions to carry.
The corporation split into two independent entities after a merger.
The couple decided to split up after years of marital conflict.
The tree trunk split in half when struck by lightning.
