English dictionary
split
adjectivePronunciation
splɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
adjective
- having been divided; having the unity destroyed
noun
- division of a group into opposing factions
noun
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
noun
- extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
noun
- an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
noun
- (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
noun
- a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
noun
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
noun
- a lengthwise crack in wood
noun
- a promised or claimed share of loot or money
noun
- a bottle containing half the usual amount
verb
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
verb
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
verb
- go one's own way; move apart
verb
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
verb
- separate into parts or portions
Example sentences
we bought split logs for the fireplace
{'source': 'Samuel Lubell', 'text': 'Congress … gave the impression of … a confusing sum of disconnected local forces'}
{'source': 'E.B.White', 'text': 'a league of disunited nations'}
a fragmented coalition
a split group
another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
there was a rip in his pants
she had snags in her stockings
he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
he demanded his split before they disbanded
The bubble burst
cleave the bone
The friends separated after the party
The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
My friend and I split up
divide the cake into three equal parts
The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I