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split  (splt)

v. split, split·ting, splits

v.tr.

1. To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow. See Synonyms at tear¹.

2.

a. To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend. See Synonyms at break.

b. To affect with force in a way that suggests tearing apart: A lightning bolt split the night sky.

3. To separate (people or groups, for example); disunite.

4. To divide and share: split a dessert.

5. To divide, as for convenience or proper ordering: split the project up into stages.

6. To separate (leather, for example) into layers.

7. To mark (a vote or ballot) in favor of candidates from different parties.

8. To divide (stock) by issuing multiples of the existing stock with a corresponding reduction in the price of each share, so that the total value of the stock is unchanged.

9. Sports To win half the games of (a series or double-header).

10. Slang To depart from; leave: a mobster who suddenly split town.

v.intr.

1. To become separated into parts, especially to undergo lengthwise division.

2. To become broken or ripped apart, especially from internal pressure.

3. To become or admit of being divided: Let's split up into teams. This poem doesn't split up into stanzas very well.

4. 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.

5. To divide or share something with others.

6. 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.

3. A splinter.

4. Something divided and portioned out; a share.

5. Sports The recorded time for an interval or segment of a race.

6. A strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.

7.

a. A bottle of an alcoholic or carbonated beverage half the usual size.

b. A drink of half the usual quantity.

c. A half pint.

8. A dessert of sliced fruit, ice cream, and toppings.

9. Sports An acrobatic feat in which the legs are stretched out straight in opposite directions at right angles to the trunk. Often used in the plural.

10. Sports 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.

11. A single thickness of a split hide.

adj.

1. Having been divided or separated.

2. Fissured longitudinally; cleft.

3.

a. Quoted in 16ths rather than in 8ths. Used of stocks.

b. Having been split. Used of stocks.

Idiom:

split hairs

To see or make trivial distinctions; quibble.

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[Dutch splitten, from Middle Dutch.]

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splitter n.

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split

Verb

[splitting, split]

1. to break or cause (something) to break into separate pieces

2. to separate (a piece) or (of a piece) to be separated from (something)

3. (of a group) to separate into smaller groups, through disagreement: the council is split over rent increases

4. (often foll. by up)to divide (something) among two or more people

5. Slang to leave a place

6. split on Slang to betray; inform on: he didn't tell tales or split on him

7. split one's sides to laugh a great deal

Noun

1. a gap or rift caused by splitting

2. a division in a group or the smaller group resulting from such a division

3. a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream, covered with whipped cream and nuts: banana split

Adjective

1. divided (especially in opinion, etc)

2. having a split or splits: split ends

See also splits, split up [Middle Dutch splitten]

Thesaurus

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 bottleful, bottle - the quantity contained in a bottle
	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" crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
	5.	split - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" rent, rip, tear, snag 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" split up, stock split 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" rent, 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" schism 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" carve up, dissever, divide, split up, separate 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" sliver, splinter - divide into slivers or splinters paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" canton - divide into cantons, of a country Balkanise, Balkanize - divide a territory into small, hostile states
	2.	split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" cleave, rive 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" break up, part, split up, separate, break 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" part, separate 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" burst, break open 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" disunited, fragmented, disconnected 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 1. break, crack, burst, snap, break up, open, give way, splinter, gape, come apart, come undone

verb 2. cut, break, crack, snap, chop, cleave, hew

verb 3. divide, separate, disunite, disrupt, disband, cleave, pull apart, set at odds, set at variance

verb 4. diverge, separate, branch, fork, part, go separate ways

verb 5. tear, rend, rip, slash, slit

verb 6. share out, divide, distribute, halve, allocate, partition, allot, carve up, dole out, apportion, slice up, parcel out, divvy up (informal)

noun 7. division, break, breach, rift, difference, disruption, rupture, discord, divergence, schism, estrangement, dissension, disunion

noun 8. separation, break, divorce, break-up, split-up, disunion

noun 9. crack, tear, rip, damage, gap, rent, breach, slash, slit, fissure

adjective 10. divided, ambivalent, bisected

adjective 11. broken, cracked, snapped, fractured, splintered, ruptured, cleft

split on someone (Slang) betray, tell on, shop (slang), chiefly Brit. sing (slang), chiefly U.S. grass Brit. (slang) give away, squeal (slang) inform on, spill your guts (slang) dob in Austral. (slang)

split up break up, part, separate, divorce, disband, part company, go separate ways

Translations

split [splɪt] [pt split, pp ] n → hendedura, raja;

(fig) → división f;

(POL) → escisión f

vt → partir, rajar [+ party]; dividir [+ work, profits]; repartir

vi (= divide) → dividirse, escindirse;

to split the difference → partir la diferencia;

to do the splits → hacer el spagat;

to split sth down the middle (also fig) → dividir algo en dos

split up vi [couple] → separarse, romper; [meeting] → acabarse

split [splɪt] [split , pt , pp ] n → fente f, déchirure f (fig) (Pol) → scission f

vt → fendre, déchirer [+ party]; diviser [+ work, profits]; partager, répartir

vi (= break) → se fendre, se briser (= divide); se diviser;

let's split the difference → coupons la poire en deux;

to do the splits → faire le grand écart

split up vi [couple] → se séparer, rompre; [meeting] → se disperser

split [splɪt] [split , pt, pp ] n (tear) → Riss m (fig) (division) → Aufteilung f: (difference) → Kluft f;

(Pol) → Spaltung f

vt (divide) → aufteilen;

(party) → spalten;

(share equally) → teilen

vi (divide) → sich aufteilen;

(tear) → reißen;

to do the splits → (einen) Spagat machen;

let's split the difference → teilen wir uns die Differenz

split up split vi → sich trennen;

(meeting) → sich auflösen

split [splɪt] n → spaccatura;

(fig) (= division, quarrel); scissione f

vb [pt split, pp ]

vt → spaccare [+ party]; dividere [+ work, profits]; spartire, ripartire

vi (= divide) → dividersi;

to do the splits → fare la spaccata;

to split the difference → dividersi la differenza

split up vi [couple] → separarsi, rompere; [meeting] → sciogliersi

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split

v split [split]

– 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.skeur, barsيَفْلَق، يَشُقцепя (се)štípat (se); roztrhnoutkløve; splittespalten,reißenσκίζω, κατά μήκος σκίζομαιrajarlõhkuma, lõhki minemaشكافتنhalkaista, haljeta(se) fendreלְפַצֵלचीरना, फाड़नाraskoliti, kalati(el)hasítmembelahkljúfa; klofnastrappare; spaccare割る...을 (세로로) 쪼개다, 찢다; 찢어지다skaldyti, skilti, plyðtišķelt/plēst/skaldīt (gareniski); []šķelties; []plīstbelahsplijtenkløyve, splitte, revnerozłupywać (się), rozdzierać (się)rachara crăpaрасщеплять(ся), раскалывать(ся)štiepať (sa); roztrhnúťcepiti (se)poderati seklyva, spräcka, sprickaผ่าyar(ıl)mak切開，劈開розколювати(ся); розщеплювати(ся)دو لخت کرنا، چیرناbửa, tách切开，劈开

2 to divide or (cause to) disagree The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.skeur, skeiيُقَسِّمразделям (се)rozdělitdelespalten,reißenμοιράζω, διασπώ, διχάζωdividirlõhestamaتقسيم كردنjakaadiviserלְפַלֵגविभाजित करना या असहमति जतानाpodijeliti, razdvojitimegoszlik; megosztmembagikljúfadividere分裂させる(단체·정당 등을) 분열시키다suskaldyti, suskiltisašķelt; sašķeltiesmemisahkanverdelensplitte, dele seg, bli uenigedzielić (się)dividira divizaразделять(ся)rozdeliťrazcepitipodelitisplittra, delaแตกแยกbölmek, parçalamak分裂посварити; розколюватиمختلف رائے کی وجہ سے الگ ہوناchia ra từng phần分裂

n

a crack or break There was a split in one of the sides of the box.barsشَق، إنْقِسامпукнатинаprasklinarevneder Spaltρωγμή, σκίσιμο, σπάσιμοgrieta, rajalõheشكافhalkeamafenteקֶרַעदरारpukotina, prijelom(el)hasadáspecahanrifa, sprungaspaccatura; strappo裂け目쪼개진 틈, 분열įtrūkimas, plyšysplaisa; spraugaretakspleetsprekk, rift, revnepęknięcie, szczelinarachafisurăтрещина; щельtrhlina, škárarazpokapukotinaspricka, revaรอยแตกyarık, çatlak裂縫тріщина; розколинаانشقاقvết rạn, rách裂缝

adj ˌsplit-ˈlevel

built, made etc on two levels a split-level dining room/cooker.verdeeldeمَبني على شِقَّيْنпостроен на различни ниваdvoupodlažníi forskudt planzweistufigφτιαγμένος σε δύο επίπεδαen dos niveleskahetasandilinekahteen tasoon rakennettuà palierדוּ-קוֹמָתִיदो स्तरों पर निर्मितpoluetažni, dvoetažniosztott szintűdibuat dua tingkatstallaður(a due livelli)段違いになった두 층으로 나누어진, 중간 2층이 있는dviejų aukštųdivu līmeņu-dibuat dua tingkatmet ongelijke niveau'spå to plandwupoziomowyem dois planoscu două nivele(построенный) на разных уровняхso zvýšeným / zníženým podlažímv dveh nivojihna više nivoatvåplans-, etage-เกี่ยวกับการเล่นระดับของอาคารหรือบ้านayrı düzeyli錯層式的(建築)різнорівневийدو سطحوں پر مشتمل ہوناcó sàn của phòng này ở vào nửa chừng phòng bên cạnh错层式的（建筑）

split second

a fraction of a second. breukdeel van 'n sekondeفي جُزء من الثّانِيَه، في وَمْضَة عَيْنстотнаzlomek sekundybrøkdel af et sekundBruchteil einer Sekundeκλάσμα του δευτερολέπτουfracción de sgundosekundi murdosaيك لحظهsekunnin murto-osafraction de secondeשַׁברִיר שְׁנִיָהपलtrenutak, trena másodperc ezredrészesekejap matasekúndubrotfrazione di secondoほんの一瞬순식간akimirksnismirklissekelip mataonderdeel van een secondeen brøkdel av et sekundułamek sekundyfracção de segundosfracţiune de secundăдоля секундыzlomok sekundydelček sekundedelić sekundebråkdel av en sekundทันทีsalise, an一剎那доля секундиلمحے سے بھی کم وقتmột phần của giây一刹那

splitting headache

a very bad headache Turn down the radio – I've a splitting headache.baie ergصُداع، وَجَع يَشُق الرأسразцепващо главоболиеprudká bolest hlavydundrenderasende Kopfschmerzenφρικτός πονοκέφαλοςdolor de cabeza terrible horrorkange peavalu, pea lõhubسردرد شديدhirveä päänsärkyde tête mal atroceכְּאֶב ראש מְפוֹצֵץसर दर्द से फटनाjak, žestokhasogató fejfájáspusing sekalidúndrandi höfuðverkurmal di testa terribileひどい頭痛지독한 두통skausmas, nuo kurio plyšta galvamokošas galvassāpessakit kepalabarstende hoofdpijndundrende hodepineostry ból głowydor de cabeça horríveldu­rere cumplită de capголова раскалываетсяprudká bolesť hlavyhud glavoboljaka glavoboljafruktansvärd huvudvärkปวดหัวแถบจะระเบิดçok şiddetli baş ağrısı頭裂似的痛пронизливий, запаморочливий головний більتیز سر دردrất đau đầu头裂似的痛

the splits

the gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back to do the splits.splitتَمرين شَق الرِّجْلَيْن: رِجل إلى الأمام ورِجْل إلى الوَراءшпагатsed roznožnýspagatder Spagatσπαγκάτ (γυμναστική άσκηση)abrirse de piernas, despatarrarsespagaatپا بازspagaattigrand écartשְפָּגָטविपरीत दिशाओं में पैर फैलाकर बैठनाraskoračenje nogu, “špaga”spárgarentangan kaki ke belakangsplitt, spígatspaccata大股開きšpagatasšpagatskangkang kaki ahli gimnastikspagaatspagatszpagatesparregataşpagatшпагатsed roznožnýšpagašpagaspagatท่ายิมนาสติกที่นั่งลงกับและเหยียดขาข้างนึงไปข้างหน้าและอีกข้างนึงไปข้างหลังbacakları biri önde biri arkada 180 derece açarak yere oturma hareketi劈叉шпагатایک پیر سیدھا آگے کی طرف اور دوسرا پیچھے کی طرف کرکے بیٹھنے کی ورزشngồi xoạc chân劈叉