Word Meaning

split definition and meaning

imp. & p. p. of Split
v. t. 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.
v. t. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
v. t. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
v. t. To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
v. i. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
v. i. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
v. i. To separate into parties or factions.
v. i. To burst with laughter.
v. i. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
v. i. to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.
n. A crack, or longitudinal fissure.
n. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
n. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
n. Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
n. A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
n. 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.
n. 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.
a. Divided; cleft.
a. Divided deeply; cleft.

Crossword clues for split

- Bisect
- Break open
- Break up (with)
- Cleave
- Cleave lengthwise
- Dessert, banana ...
- Divide into portions
- Divide into two
- Divide tips, somehow keeping fifty
- Fracture
- Fruit sundae
- Mete out
- Rent
- Share a fruit pudding
- Shared rent