Split - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a bottle containing half the usual amount
- a promised or claimed share of loot or money
- 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
- division of a group into opposing factions (syn: schism)
verb
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (syn: cleave, rive)
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (syn: break, break up, part, separate, split up)
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (syn: burst)
adjective
Extra examples
The board split in two.
The hull of the ship split apart on the rocks.
A large chunk of ice split off from the iceberg and crashed into the water.
She split the muffin and gave me half.
The class split into several small groups.
Two of the band members split off to form their own band.
The teacher split the class into groups.
The river splits the town in two.
The party is split over the issue of taxes.
The church split into moderate and conservative factions.
...opinions are split on the subject...
There's a split down the back of your jacket.
The new policy has caused a split in the organization.
My hopes were splitted.
I'll split up the apples so that we can each have one.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: split
he/she/it: splits
present participle: splitting
past tense: split
past participle: split
singular: split
plural: splits
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