split

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/splɪt/

verb 5adj 5noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

clear, deep, major, serious

There was a deep split between the two friends after their argument last year.

growing | damaging

VERB + SPLIT

cause, lead to

SPLIT + VERB

appear, occur, open up

PREP

~ between

There was a serious split between the two brothers after their father's will was read.

~ in/within, ~ over

There's been a significant split within the family over where to spend the holidays.

~ with

After ten years together, Sarah decided to split with her boyfriend last month.

(verb.) break into two or more parts

ADV

easily

The old wooden chair leg split easily when we tried to move it across the floor.

apart

PREP

into

The pizza was split into four equal slices for the children.

PHRASES

split (sth) across/down the middle

A large crack split the old wooden table right down the middle.

split (sth) open

The old leather wallet split open at the seams after years of use.

split (sth) in half/two

We need to split the watermelon in half so everyone gets an equal piece.

(verb.) separate into different groups

ADV

formally | eventually, finally

apart, away, off, up

The company decided to split off its technology division into a separate business.

PREP

from

A group of employees split from the company to start their own business.

into

When the group couldn't agree, they decided to split into two separate teams.

on/over

The team divided on whether to change their training methods this season.

PHRASES

be deeply/irrevocably split

The community was deeply split over whether to build the new shopping center downtown.

(verb.) divide/share sth

ADV

equally, evenly

PREP

among, between

The prize money was split among the five winners of the competition.

PHRASES

split sth two/three/four ways

When the bill arrived, the three friends decided to split the cost three ways equally.

Definitions

verb

To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

He has split his lip.

a huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water

To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

To share; to divide.

We split the money among three people.

Presently the 57-strong Class 378 fleet is split between the East London line and North London line, with 29 units allocated on the east side.

To leave.

Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party.

I had this Palm Springs gig set up for Joey and the bitch split. Least he ain't nowhere around.

To separate.

Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce.

adj

Divided.

Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.

With the descent of the cold war, relations between the two countries (for this is, to all intents and purposes, what they became after the end of the war) were almost completely broken off, with whole families split for the ensuing decades, some for ever.

Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.

Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.

Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.

Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.

10+³⁄₁₆ is a split quotation.

noun

A crack or longitudinal fissure.

A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

The kernels split in shelling, known as splits, form a fifth grade of shelled Virginia peanuts.

One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright posi

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — division of a group into opposing factions

schism

noun — the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

noun — an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

verb — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressu

burst

verb — separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

verb — go one's own way

verb — discontinue an association or relation

verb — separate into parts or portions

adjective — having been divided

Antonyms

unite
unify

Idioms & Phrases

split hairs

Tedious details; minutiae.

The Microsoft trial had been in danger of slipping out of the public eye. Its endless procession of less-than-riveting economics professors and forgetful executives, mixed with sca

split up

Cease to be together, break apart from the group.

After she left to go travelling, my girlfriend and I split up.

make like a banana and split

To leave, depart.

“Don't go anywhere,” she said, like she was a mind reader and could tell that I was already thinking that the second she turned around, me and Charlie should make like a banana and

split one's sides

To laugh hysterically.

Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls. You had to laugh at her sometimes. For instance when she asked you would you have some more Chinese tea and jaspberry ram and when she drew the

split on a rock

To completely fail in one's attempt

Example Bank

He has split his lip.

Wiktionary

a huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water

Wiktionary

The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. This system splits water molecules and delivers some of their elect

Wiktionary

Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.

Wiktionary

10+³⁄₁₆ is a split quotation.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, split is marked as slang, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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