Split — synonyms, definition

1. split (a)

apart asunder broken burst collapsed cracked crushed damaged departed divided gone gone out in pieces in two left ragged severed shattered smashed torn

2. split (Noun)

adieu bend branch breach break breaking bursting cleavage cleft crack cranny crevice cut demarcation deviation differentiation disjunction disruption distinction divergence • • •

split (Noun) — An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.

split (Noun) — Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back).

split (Noun) — A bottle containing half the usual amount.

split (Noun) — A promised or claimed share of loot or money. ex. "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

split (Noun) — A lengthwise crack in wood. ex. "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

split (Noun) — An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. ex. "there was a split in his pants"

split (Noun) — A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.

split (Noun) — (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl. ex. "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"

split (Noun) — An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity. ex. "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

split (Noun) — The act of rending, ripping or splitting something.

split (Noun) — Division of a group into opposing factions. ex. "another split like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

acrobatic feat acrobatic stunt bottle bottleful city cleft crack crevice division fissure formation frozen dessert gap increase metropolis opening part percentage portion scissure • • • banana split Croatia Hrvatska Republic of Croatia

3. split (Verb)

bend bisect blast blow up break break open break up burst carve up cleave crack cut cut off detonate disjoin disrupt dissever divide divide by two explode • • •

split (Verb) — Separate into parts or portions. ex. "split the cake into three equal parts" ex. "split up the cake into three equal parts"

split (Verb) — Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. ex. "split the bone"

split (Verb) — Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. ex. "My friend and I split up"

split (Verb) — Go one's own way; move apart. ex. "The friends split after the party"

split (Verb) — Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure. ex. "The bubble split"

break change integrity come apart fall apart move separate split up tear Balkanise Balkanize Format blow break break apart break away break up break with canton diffract disassociate disjoint disperse dissipate dissociate disunify disunite divorce give the axe • • •

4. split (Adjective)

disconnected disunited fragmented

split (Adjective) — Having been divided; having the unity destroyed. ex. "a split group"

split (Adjective) — (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain. ex. "we bought split logs for the fireplace"