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- DictionarySplit/split/
verb
- 1. break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain: "the ice cracked and heaved and split"
- 2. (with reference to a group of people) divide into two or more groups: "let's split up and find the other two"
noun
- 1. a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain: "light squeezed through a small split in the curtain"
- 2. (in gymnastics and dance) an act of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs straight and at right angles to the upright body, one in front and the other behind, or one at each side: "I could never do a split before"
The meaning of SPLIT is to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers. How to use split in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Split.
Split definition: to divide or separate from end to end or into layers. See examples of SPLIT used in a sentence.
SPLIT definition: 1. to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line: 2. to form…. Learn more.
SPLIT meaning: 1. to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line: 2. to form…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SPLIT: divide, separate, disconnect, sever, resolve, divorce, pull, part; Antonyms of SPLIT: join, unite, combine, unify, link, mix, blend, assemble.
If something splits or if you split it, it is divided into two or more parts. In a severe gale the ship split in two. [V + in/into] If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half. [V n + in/into] We split the boards down the middle to use them for the back of the shelves.
Split means to come apart or rip in two. It can be used as a verb "let's split the apple in two" or as a noun "be careful to step over the split in the earth left by the quake." It implies some violence.
[transitive] to divide something into two or more parts and share it between different people, activities, etc. split something with somebody She split the money she won with her brother. split something The two men agreed to split the proceeds. We share a house and split all the bills.
split. noun. /splɪt/. /splɪt/. disagreement. [countable] an argument or disagreement that divides a group of people or makes somebody separate from somebody else. Ten years after their acrimonious split, the band has reformed. split in/within something a damaging split within the party leadership.
v.t. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
