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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPLIT, v.t. pret. and pp. split. [G. See Spalt.]
1. To divide longitudinally or lengthwise; to separate a thing from end to end by force; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber; to split a board. It differs from crack. To crack is to open or partially separate; to split is to separate entirely.
2. To rend; to tear asunder by violence; to burst; as, to split a rock or a sail.
Cold winter splits the rocks in twain.
3. To divide; to part; as, to split a hair. The phrases to split the heart, to split a ray of light, are now inelegant and obsolete, especially the former. The phrase, to split the earth, is not strictly correct.
4. To dash and break on a rock; as, a ship stranded and split.
5. To divide; to break into discord; as a people split into parties.
6. To strain and pain with laughter; as, to split the sides.
SPLIT, v.i.
1. To burst; to part asunder; to suffer disruption; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. Glass vessels often split when heated too suddenly.
2. To burst with laughter.
Each had a gravity would make you split.
3. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. We were driven upon a rock, and the ship immediately split.
To split on a rock, to fail; to err fatally; to have the hopes and designs frustrated.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split]
2: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace" n
1: extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
2: a bottle containing half the usual amount
3: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
4: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
5: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
6: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
7: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
8: (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"
9: 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" [syn: split, stock split, split up]
10: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip, split]
11: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: schism, split] v
1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: cleave, split, rive]
3: 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" [syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up]
4: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: separate, part, split]
5: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" [syn: burst, split, break open]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name city & port S Croatia on Dalmatian coast population 200,459

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (split; splitting) Etymology: Dutch splitten, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle High German spl?zen to split and probably to Old High German spaltan to split Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. a. to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers b. to affect as if by cleaving or forcing apart <the river splits the town in two> 2. a. (1) to tear or rend apart ; burst (2) to subject (an atom or atomic nucleus) to artificial disintegration by fission b. to affect as if by breaking up or tearing apart ; shatter <a roar that split the air> 3. to divide into parts or portions: as a. to divide between persons ; share b. to divide into factions, parties, or groups c. to mark (a ballot) or cast or register (a vote) so as to vote for candidates of different parties d. (1) to divide or break down (a chemical compound) into constituents <split a fat into glycerol and fatty acids> (2) to remove by such separation <split off carbon dioxide> e. to divide (stock) by issuing a larger number of shares to existing shareholders usually without increase in total par value 4. to separate (the parts of a whole) by interposing something <split an infinitive> 5. leave <split the party> <split town> intransitive verb 1. a. to become split lengthwise or into layers b. to break apart ; burst 2. a. to become divided up or separated off <split into factions> <split from the group> b. to sever relations or connections ; separate c. leave; especially to leave without delay <split for the coast> 3. British to betray confidence ; act as an informer — usually used with on 4. to apportion shares Synonyms: see tear II. adjective Date: 1593 1. divided, fractured 2. prepared for use by splitting <split bamboo> <split hides> 3. heterozygous — used especially by breeders of cage birds sometimes with for III. noun Date: 1597 1. a. a narrow break made by or as if by splitting b. an arrangement of bowling pins left standing with space for pins between them 2. a piece split off or made thin by splitting 3. a. a division into or between divergent or antagonistic elements or forces <a cultural split> b. a faction formed in this way 4. a. the act or process of splitting (as the stock of a corporation) b. the act of lowering oneself to the floor or leaping into the air with legs extended at right angles to the trunk 5. a product of division by or as if by splitting 6. a wine bottle holding one quarter the usual amount or about .1875 liters (6 to 6.5 ounces); also the quantity held by a split 7. an ice cream sundae served over slices of fruit (as banana) 8. the recorded time at or for a specific part of a race

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (splitting; past and past part. split) 1 intr. & tr. a break or cause to break forcibly into parts, esp. with the grain or into halves. b (often foll. by up) divide into parts (split into groups; split up the money equally). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by off, away) remove or be removed by breaking, separating, or dividing (split the top off the bottle; split away from the main group). 3 intr. & tr. a (usu. foll. by up, on, over, etc.) separate esp. through discord (split up after ten years; they were split on the question of picketing). b (foll. by with) quarrel or cease association with (another person etc.). 4 tr. cause the fission of (an atom). 5 intr. & tr. sl. leave, esp. suddenly. 6 intr. (usu. foll. by on) colloq. betray secrets; inform (split on them to the police). 7 intr. a (as splitting adj.) (esp. of a headache) very painful; acute. b (of the head) suffer great pain from a headache, noise, etc. 8 intr. (of a ship) be wrecked. 9 tr. US colloq. dilute (whisky etc.) with water. --n. 1 the act or an instance of splitting; the state of being split. 2 a fissure, vent, crack, cleft, etc. 3 a separation into parties; a schism. 4 (in pl.) Brit. the athletic feat of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs at right angles to the body in front and behind, or at the sides with the trunk facing forwards. 5 a split osier etc. used for parts of basketwork. 6 each strip of steel, cane, etc., of the reed in a loom. 7 a single thickness of split hide. 8 the turning up of two cards of equal value in faro, so that the stakes are divided. 9 a half a bottle of mineral water. b half a glass of liquor. 10 colloq. a division of money, esp. the proceeds of crime. Phrases and idioms: split the difference take the average of two proposed amounts. split gear (or pulley or wheel) a gear etc. made in halves for removal from a shaft. split hairs make small and insignificant distinctions. split infinitive a phrase consisting of an infinitive with an adverb etc. inserted between to and the verb, e.g. seems to really like it. split-level (of a building) having a room or rooms a fraction of a storey higher than other parts. split mind = SCHIZOPHRENIA. split pea a pea dried and split in half for cooking. split personality the alteration or dissociation of personality occurring in some mental illnesses, esp. schizophrenia and hysteria. split pin a metal cotter passed through a hole and held by the pressing back of the two ends. split ring a small steel ring with two spiral turns, such as a key-ring. split-screen a screen on which two or more separate images are displayed. split second a very brief moment of time. split shift a shift comprising two or more separate periods of duty. split shot (or stroke) Croquet a stroke driving two touching balls in different directions. split one's sides be convulsed with laughter. split the ticket (or one's vote) US vote for candidates of more than one party. split the vote Brit. (of a candidate or minority party) attract votes from another so that both are defeated by a third. Derivatives: splitter n. Etymology: orig. Naut. f. MDu. splitten, rel. to spletten, spliten, MHG splizen

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split, n. 1. (a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl. (b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed. (c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current. 2. Short for Split shot or stroke. 3. (Gymnastics) 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. [Cant or Slang] 4. 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. [Cant or Slang]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split, a. (Exchanges) (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. (b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split quotation. (c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split, n. A crack, or longitudinal fissure. 2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. [Colloq.] 3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. 4. Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. 5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. 6. (Finance) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split. 7. (Blackjack) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split (Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.] 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split (Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.] 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden. 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water. --Boyle. 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South. 4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split, v. i. 1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. 2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. The ship splits on the rock. --Shak. 3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.] 4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.] Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope. 5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. [Slang] --Thackeray. 6. (Blackjack) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. To split on a rock, to err fatally; to have the hopes and designs frustrated.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Split Split, a. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. Split pin (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. Split pulley, a parting pulley. See under Pulley. Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. Split ticket, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(splits, splitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'split' is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. 1. If something splits or if you split it, it is divided into two or more parts. In a severe gale the ship split in two... If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half... ...uniting families split by the war. VERB: V in/into n, V n in/into n, V n 2. If an organization splits or is split, one group of members disagrees strongly with the other members, and may form a group of their own. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement... Women priests are accused of splitting the church. VERB: V, V n • Split is also an adjective. The Kremlin is deeply split in its approach to foreign policy. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 3. A split in an organization is a disagreement between its members. They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party. N-COUNT 4. A split between two things is a division or difference between them. ...a split between what is thought and what is felt. N-SING: oft N between pl-n 5. If something such as wood or a piece of clothing splits or is split, a long crack or tear appears in it. The seat of his short grey trousers split... Twist the mixture into individual sausages without splitting the skins... VERB: V, V n 6. A split is a long crack or tear. The plastic-covered seat has a few small splits around the corners. N-COUNT 7. If two or more people split something, they share it between them. I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill... All exhibits are for sale, the proceeds being split between Oxfam and the artist. VERB: V n, V n between pl-n see also splitting

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Cleave, rive. 2. Burst, rend, splinter. 3. Divide, sunder, separate, part. II. v. n. 1. Burst, be riven, be rent, be split, splinter. 2. Be broken, be dashed to pieces. 3. Separate, divide, break. 4. Ache, throb. III. n. 1. Crack, fissure, rent. 2. Division, separation, breach.

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