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SPLIT
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Irregular inflected form: splitting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Division of a group into opposing factions
Example:
another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
division (the act or process of dividing)
Derivation:
split (go one's own way; move apart)
split (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Example:
he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
tear (the act of tearing)
Derivation:
split (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
Example:
they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
Synonyms:
split; split up; stock split
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
Example:
he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
formation (a particular spatial arrangement)
Domain category:
tenpin bowling; tenpins (bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
frozen dessert (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "split"):
banana split (a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Split" is a part of...):
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)
Sense 8
Meaning:
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Example:
she had snags in her stockings
Synonyms:
rent; rip; snag; split; tear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
gap; opening (an open or empty space in or between things)
Derivation:
split (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A lengthwise crack in wood
Example:
he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
cleft; crack; crevice; fissure; scissure (a long narrow opening)
Derivation:
split (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure)
Sense 10
Meaning:
A promised or claimed share of loot or money
Example:
he demanded his split before they disbanded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Derivation:
split (separate into parts or portions)
Sense 11
Meaning:
A bottle containing half the usual amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("split" is a kind of...):
bottle; bottleful (the quantity contained in a bottle)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Example:
we bought split logs for the fireplace
Classified under:
Similar:
cut (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having been divided; having the unity destroyed
Example:
a split group
Synonyms:
disconnected; disunited; fragmented; split
Classified under:
Similar:
divided (separated into parts or pieces)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they split ... he / she / it splits
Past simple: split
Past participle: split
-ing form: splitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Example:
The bubble burst
Synonyms:
break open; burst; split
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "split" is one way to...):
break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "split"):
pop (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound)
blow (burst suddenly)
stave; stave in (burst or force (a hole) into something)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The wooden sticks split
Derivation:
split (a lengthwise crack in wood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Example:
cleave the bone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "split" is one way to...):
tear (to separate or be separated by force)
Verb group:
cleave (make by cutting into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "split"):
maul (split (wood) with a maul and wedges)
laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The girls split the wooden sticks
Derivation:
split (the act of rending or ripping or splitting something)
split (an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart)
splitter (a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences)
splitter (a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Go one's own way; move apart
Example:
The friends separated after the party
Synonyms:
part; separate; split
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "split" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "split"):
disperse; dissipate; scatter; spread out (move away from each other)
break up (come apart)
diffract (undergo diffraction)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
split (division of a group into opposing factions)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Example:
My friend and I split up
Synonyms:
break; break up; part; separate; split; split up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "split"):
break; break away (interrupt a continued activity)
break away; secede; splinter (withdraw from an organization or communion)
divorce; split up (get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage)
break with (end a relationship)
disassociate; disjoint; dissociate; disunite; divorce (part; cease or break association with)
break apart; disunify (break up or separate)
give the axe; give the bounce; give the gate (terminate a relationship abruptly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
split (division of a group into opposing factions)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Separate into parts or portions
Example:
The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Synonyms:
carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "split" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "split"):
subdivide (divide into smaller and smaller pieces)
format; initialise; initialize (divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data)
sectionalise; sectionalize (divide into sections, especially into geographic sections)
triangulate (divide into triangles or give a triangular form to)
unitise; unitize (divide (bulk material) and process as units)
lot (divide into lots, as of land, for example)
parcel (divide into parts)
sliver; splinter (divide into slivers or splinters)
paragraph (divide into paragraphs, as of text)
canton (divide into cantons, of a country)
Balkanise; Balkanize (divide a territory into small, hostile states)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money)
Context examples:
“That both of you are hair-splitting,” I said.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
It was at a point where the face of the cliff was for the first time split into a narrow cleft.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Split my sides, I've a sick heart to sail with the likes of you!
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
You'll have a splitting headache tomorrow, if you drink much of that.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
There came a day, in this land of plenty, when the wolf-pack split in half and went in different directions.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
This addition often involves the splitting or cleavage of the molecule.
(Hydrolysis, NCI Thesaurus)
Smaller fragment formed when C5 convertase splits C5 into C5a and C5b.
(C5a, NCI Thesaurus)
C-peptide and insulin are both part of a larger molecule that gets split apart before being released into the blood.
(C Peptide, NCI Dictionary)
Sir Thomas Percy met with little better success, for his shield was split, his vambrace torn and he himself wounded slightly in the side.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Ninety volunteers, aged between 19 and 40 years old, were recruited and split into three groups.
(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)
