Definitions For Split

noun

• Division of a group into opposing factions
• The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
• Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
• An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
• (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
• A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
• An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
• An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• A lengthwise crack in wood
• A promised or claimed share of loot or money
• A bottle containing half the usual amount
• A narrow break, tear, or crack
• A division or separation in a group that is caused by a disagreement
• A clear separation or difference between two or more things

verb

• Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
• Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
• Go one's own way; move apart
• Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
• Separate into parts or portions
• To break apart or into pieces especially along a straight line
• To separate or divide into parts or groups
• To separate or divide into groups that disagree

adjective

• (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
• Having been divided; having the unity destroyed