split
Split
(splĭt)A city of southwest Croatia on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. Founded as a Roman colony, it later grew around a palace built by Diocletian in the early fourth century ad.
split
(splĭt)v. split, split·ting, splits
v.tr.
1.
a. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain: split the log down the middle. See Synonyms at tear1.
b. To cause to be split unintentionally: split my pants laughing.
c. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements: splitting atomic nuclei with neutrons; splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
d. To affect with force in a way that suggests tearing apart: A lightning bolt split the night sky.
2.
a. To separate (people or groups, for example); disunite.
b. Sports To advance between (a pair of defenders) when trying to score.
3. To divide and share: split a dessert.
4. To divide, as for convenience or proper ordering: split the project up into stages.
5. To separate (leather, for example) into layers.
6. To mark (a vote or ballot) in favor of candidates from different parties.
7. To divide (a company's stock) by issuing multiples of the existing shares with a corresponding reduction in the price of each share, so that the total value of the stock is unchanged.
8. Sports To win half the games of (a series or double-header).
9. Slang To depart from; leave: a mobster who suddenly split town.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become separated into parts, especially to undergo lengthwise division: The pants split along the seam.
b. To undergo nuclear fission or break into atomic components: A neutron is given off when the nucleus splits.
2. To be or admit of being divided: Let's split up into teams. This poem doesn't split up into stanzas very well.
3. Informal To become divided or part company as a result of discord or disagreement: She split with the regular party organization. They split up after a year of marriage.
4. Slang To depart; leave: All the older kids have split to go dancing.
n.
1. The act of splitting or the result of it.
2. A breach or rupture in a group: a split that threatened the unity of the political party.
3. The division of a company's stock by issuing multiples of the existing shares with a corresponding reduction in the price of each share.
4. A thing that is formed by splitting, such as a strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.
5. A dessert of sliced fruit, ice cream, and toppings.
6. Sports
a. The recorded time for an interval or segment of a race.
b. An arrangement of bowling pins left standing after a bowl, in which two or more pins remain standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
c. often splits An acrobatic feat in which the legs are stretched out straight in opposite directions at right angles to the trunk.
7. A wine bottle that is typically one quarter the standard size.
8. A single thickness of a split hide.
adj.
1. Having been divided or separated.
2. Fissured longitudinally; cleft.
split hairs
To see or make trivial distinctions; quibble.
split one's sides
To laugh heartily.
split the difference
To take half of a disputed amount as a compromise.
[Dutch splitten, from Middle Dutch.]
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split
(splɪt)vb, splits, splitting or split
1. to break or cause to break, esp forcibly, by cleaving into separate pieces, often into two roughly equal pieces: to split a brick.
2. to separate or be separated from a whole: he split a piece of wood from the block.
3. to separate or be separated into factions, usually through discord
4. (often foll by up) to separate or cause to separate through a disagreement
5. (when: tr, often foll by up) to divide or be divided among two or more persons: split up the pie among the three of us.
6. slang to depart; leave: let's split; we split the scene.
7. (tr) to separate (something) into its components by interposing something else: to split a word with hyphens.
8. slang (usually foll by: on) to betray the trust, plans, etc (of); inform: he split on me to the cops.
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) politics US to mark (a ballot, etc) so as to vote for the candidates of more than one party: he split the ticket.
10. (Tanning) (tr) to separate (an animal hide or skin) into layers
11. split hairs to make a fine but needless distinction
12. split one's sides to laugh very heartily
13. split the difference
a. to settle a dispute by effecting a compromise in which both sides give way to the same extent
b. to divide a remainder equally
n
14. the act or process of splitting
15. a gap or rift caused or a piece removed by the process of splitting
16. a breach or schism in a group or the faction resulting from such a breach
17. (Cookery) a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream, covered with whipped cream, nuts, etc: banana split.
19. (Tanning)
a. a separated layer of an animal hide or skin other than the outer layer
b. leather made from such a layer
20. (Bowls & Bowling) tenpin bowling a formation of the pins after the first bowl in which there is a large gap between two pins or groups of pins
21. informal an arrangement or process of dividing up loot or money
adj
22. having been split; divided: split logs.
23. having a split or splits: hair with split ends.
[C16: from Middle Dutch splitten to cleave; related to Middle High German splīzen; see splice]
ˈsplitter n
Split
(Croatian split)n
(Placename) a port and resort in W Croatia on the Adriatic: remains of the palace of Diocletian (295–305). Pop: 188 000 (2005 est). Italian name: Spalato
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split
(splɪt) v. split, split•ting,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc.: to split a piece from a block.
3. to divide into distinct parts or portions (often fol. by up).
4. to divide into different factions or groups, as by discord.
5. to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party.
6. to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.; share.
7. to separate into parts by interposing something: to split an infinitive.
8. to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.
9. to issue additional shares of (a stock) to stockholders without charge so that individual holdings are increased though the value per share is less.
v.i.10. to divide, break, or separate.
11. to part or separate, as through disagreement.
12. to divide or share something with another or others; apportion.
13. Slang. to leave; depart.
n.14. the act of splitting.
15. a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting.
16. a piece or part separated by or as if by splitting.
17. a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a group, etc.
18. a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.
19. an ice-cream dish made esp. with a split banana, flavored syrup, and chopped nuts.
20. Also called, esp. Brit., nip. a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6½ oz. (180 to 195 ml).
21. Often, splits. the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body.
22. an arrangement of bowling pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult.
23. the act of splitting a stock.
adj.24. having been split; parted lengthwise; cleft.
25. disunited; divided: a split opinion.
26. (of a stock) having undergone a split.
Idioms:split the difference, to compromise, esp. to divide what remains equally.
[1570–80; < Dutch splitten; obscurely akin to Old Frisian splīta, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German splīten, Middle High German splīzen to split]
split′ta•ble, adj.
Split
(splɪt)n.
a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic. 180,571.
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split
Past participle: split
Gerund: splitting
| Imperative |
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| split |
| split |
| Present |
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| I split |
| you split |
| he/she/it splits |
| we split |
| you split |
| they split |
| Preterite |
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| I split |
| you split |
| he/she/it split |
| we split |
| you split |
| they split |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am splitting |
| you are splitting |
| he/she/it is splitting |
| we are splitting |
| you are splitting |
| they are splitting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have split |
| you have split |
| he/she/it has split |
| we have split |
| you have split |
| they have split |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was splitting |
| you were splitting |
| he/she/it was splitting |
| we were splitting |
| you were splitting |
| they were splitting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had split |
| you had split |
| he/she/it had split |
| we had split |
| you had split |
| they had split |
| Future |
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| I will split |
| you will split |
| he/she/it will split |
| we will split |
| you will split |
| they will split |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have split |
| you will have split |
| he/she/it will have split |
| we will have split |
| you will have split |
| they will have split |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be splitting |
| you will be splitting |
| he/she/it will be splitting |
| we will be splitting |
| you will be splitting |
| they will be splitting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been splitting |
| you have been splitting |
| he/she/it has been splitting |
| we have been splitting |
| you have been splitting |
| they have been splitting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been splitting |
| you will have been splitting |
| he/she/it will have been splitting |
| we will have been splitting |
| you will have been splitting |
| they will have been splitting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been splitting |
| you had been splitting |
| he/she/it had been splitting |
| we had been splitting |
| you had been splitting |
| they had been splitting |
| Conditional |
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| I would split |
| you would split |
| he/she/it would split |
| we would split |
| you would split |
| they would split |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have split |
| you would have split |
| he/she/it would have split |
| we would have split |
| you would have split |
| they would have split |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  split - extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat |
| 2. | split - a bottle containing half the usual amount | |
| 3. | split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" | |
| 4. | split - a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" | |
| 5. | split - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" | |
| 6. | Split - an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia - a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 | |
| 7. | split - a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing banana split - a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream | |
| 8. | split - (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" tenpin bowling, tenpins - bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins formation - a particular spatial arrangement | |
| 9. | split - 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" step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | |
| 10. | split - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" tear - the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" | |
| 11. | split - division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" division - the act or process of dividing | |
| Verb | 1. | split - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" change integrity - change in physical make-up subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" unitise, unitize - divide (bulk material) and process as units lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" canton - divide into cantons, of a country |
| 2. | split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" | |
| 3. | split - 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" give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia" split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" | |
| 4. | split - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; break up - come apart; "the group broke up" diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons" | |
| 5. | split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" pop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" blow - burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" stave, stave in - burst or force (a hole) into something come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" | |
| Adj. | 1. | split - 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" divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" |
| 2. | split - (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace" cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" |
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split
verb
noun
1. division, break, breach, rift, difference, disruption, rupture, discord, divergence, schism, estrangement, dissension, disunion a split in the party
split on someone (Slang) betray, tell on, shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), grass (Brit. slang), give away, peach (slang), squeal (slang), inform on, spill your guts (slang) If I wanted to tell, I'd have split on you before now.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
split
verb1. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:
2. To undergo partial breaking:
3. To separate or pull apart by force:
4. To become or cause to become apart one from another.Also used with up:
5. Informal. To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation:
6. Informal. To terminate a relationship or an association by or as if by leaving one another.Also used with up:
1. The act or an instance of separating one thing from another:
2. The result of cutting:
3. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture:
4. An interruption in friendly relations:
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Translations
شَق، إنْقِساميَفْلَق، يَشُقيُقَسِّمُيُقَسِّم
rozdělitrozštípnout (se)roztrhnoutštípatprasklina
splittedelekløverevne
haljetahalkaistajakaalohkaistapilkkoa
raskoliti
elhasadáselhasítmegoszlik
kljúfakljúfa; klofnarifa, sprunga
スプリットハーフボトル分ける分断する分離する
(...으로) 쪼개다
dviejų aukštųįtrūkimasplyštiskaldyti
plaisaplīstsaplīstsašķeltsašķelties
roztrhnúťštiepať
cepiti serazceprazcepitirazdelitirazdeliti se
dela upp
แยก
vỡ
split
[splɪt] (split (vb: pt, pp))
split off
split up
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
split
[ˈsplɪt]
n
(= division) (in profits, group) → division f
vb [split] [ˈsplɪt] (pt, pp)
vt sep
(= cause relationship to end) [+ couple] → séparer
(= divide) → diviser
The children were split up into groups → Les enfants furent divisés en (plusieurs) groupes., Les enfants furent séparés en (plusieurs) groupes.split ends npl → fourches fplsplit infinitive n infinitif où un adverbe est intercalé entre "to" et le verbesplit-level [ˌsplɪtˈlɛvəl] adj [house, room] → à deux niveauxsplit peas npl → pois mpl casséssplit personality n
(= contradictory character) [person, place, thing] → double personnalité f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
split
vb: pret, ptp <split>
n
→ Riss m (→ in in +dat); (esp in wall, rock, wood) → Spalt m (→ in in +dat)
(fig: = division) → Bruch m (→ in in +dat), → Entzweiung f (+gen); (Pol, Eccl) → Spaltung f (→ in +gen); there is a split in the party over … → die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen) → … gespalten; there is a three-way split in the party over … → die Partei zerfällt in der Frage (+gen) → … in drei Lager, die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen) → … dreigeteilt; a three-way split of the profits → eine Drittelung des Gewinns; I want my split (inf) → ich will meinen Schnitt (inf)
(= distinction: in meaning) → Aufteilung f
(inf: = sweet) (also banana split) → (Bananen)split m; jam/cream split mit Marmelade/Sahne gefülltes Gebäckstück
split
:
split pin
n (= cotter pin) → Splint m; (on envelope) → Musterklammer f
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split
[splɪt] (split (vb: pt, pp))
3. vi
b. (fam) (tell tales) don't you split on me to the police! → non provarti a denunciarmi alla polizia!
split off
split up
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
split
(split) verb– present participle ˈsplitting. past tense, past participle split
1. to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise. to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.
2. to divide or (cause to) disagree. The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.
nouna crack or break. There was a split in one of the sides of the box.
ˌsplit-ˈlevel adjectivebuilt, made etc on two levels. a split-level dining room/cooker.
split seconda fraction of a second.
splitting headachea very bad headache. Turn down the radio – I've a splitting headache.
the splitsthe gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back. to do the splits.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
split
→ يُقَسِّمُ rozštípnout (se) splitte spalten διαιρώ dividir pilkkoa fendre raskoliti spaccare 割る (...으로) 쪼개다 splitsen splitte rozłupać dividir раскалывать dela upp แยก ayırmak vỡ 分岔Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
split
n. división, desunión; abertura;
v. dividir, desunir, separar; dividirse, separarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
split
adj partido, agrietado; n grieta, hendidura; vt, vi (pret & pp split; ger splitting) partir(se), agrietar(se)
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