split

[[t]splɪt[/t]]

v. split, split•ting, n. adj.

1) to divide or separate from end to end or into layers:

to split a log in two[/ex]

2) to separate by cutting, chopping, etc.:

to split a piece from a block[/ex]

3) to divide into distinct parts or portions (often fol. by up)

4) gov to divide into different factions or groups, as by discord

5) gov 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[/ex]

8) phs to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts

9) bus to issue additional shares of (a stock) to stockholders without charge so that individual holdings are increased though the value per share is less

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) sts Slang. to leave; depart

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) coo an ice-cream dish made esp. with a split banana, flavored syrup, and chopped nuts

20) vin

Also called, esp. brit.,nip II, 2) a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6½ oz. (180 to 195 ml).

21) spo Often, splits. the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body

22) spo an arrangement of bowling pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult

23) bus the act of splitting a stock

24) having been split; parted lengthwise; cleft

25) disunited; divided:

a split opinion[/ex]

26) bus (of a stock) having undergone a split

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- split the difference

Etymology: 1570–80; < D splitten; obscurely akin to OFris splīta, MD, MLGsplīten, MHG splīzen to split split′ta•ble, adj.