1. [n]  division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
2. [n]  the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
3. [n]  extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
4. [n]  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"
5. [n]  (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"
6. [n]  a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
7. [n]  an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
8. [n]  an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"
9. [n]  a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
10. [n]  a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
11. [n]  a bottle containing half the usual amount
12. [adj]  broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
13. [adj]  (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
14. [adj]  having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
15. [adj]  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"
16. [adj]  being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
17. [v]  break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
18. [v]  separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
19. [v]  separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
20. [v]  go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
21. [v]  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"

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1. \Split\, n.
   1.
      (a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into
          which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of
          work; -- usually in pl.
      (b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed.
      (c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a
          larger current.
   2. Short for {Split shot} or {stroke}.
   3. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that
      the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on
      each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant
      or Slang]
   4. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some
      drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the
      customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink
      of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang]
   

2. \Split\, a. (Exchanges)
      (a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time
          or price and part at another time or price; -- said of
          an order, sale, etc.
      (b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in
          eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split
          quotation.
      (c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock
          that has been divided into preferred ordinary and
          deferred ordinary.
   

3. \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split}
   ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of
   Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
   OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
   spl[=i]zen. Cf. {Splice}, {Splint}, {Splinter}.]
   1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
      force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to
      rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
      board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
            Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
   2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
            A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
            by congealed water.                   --Boyle.
   3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
      discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
      party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
   4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
      used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
      carbonic acid.
   {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
   

4. \Split\, v. i.
   1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split
      by the freezing of water in them.
   2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
            The ship splits on the rock.          --Shak.
   3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.]
   4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.]
            Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope.
   5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
      [Slang] --Thackeray.
   6. (Blackjack) to divide one hand of blackjack into two
      hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player
      have the same value.
   {To split on a rock}, to err fatally; to have the hopes and
      designs frustrated.
   

5. \Split\, n.
   A crack, or longitudinal fissure.
   2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a
      division. [Colloq.]
   3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a
      splinter; a fragment.
   4. Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin
      made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
   5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of
      the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same
      turn.
   6. (Finance) the substitution of more than one share of a
      corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the
      stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in
      outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any
      ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
   7. (Blackjack) the division by a player of one hand of
      blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards
      dealt to a player have the same value; the player is
      usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing
      a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus
      created.
   

6. \Split\, a.
   1. Divided; cleft.
   2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft.
   {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc.
   {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may
      be spread open to secure it in its place.
   {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}.
   {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends
      which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be
      strung upon the ring or removed from it.
   {Split ticket}, a ballot containing the names of only a
      portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one
      party, other names being substituted for those omitted.
      [U.S.]
   

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