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Split

splɪt

Split definitions
verb
splits splitting split
  1. break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain

    "the ice cracked and split"

    break chop cut hew lop cleave break apart fracture rupture fissure snap come apart splinter
    • remove or be removed by breaking, separating, or dividing

      "a group of miners split away to create a separate union"

    • divide or cause to divide into parts or elements

      "the river had split into a number of channels"

    • divide and share (something, especially resources or responsibilities)

      "they met up and split the booty"

    • cause the fission of (an atom)

      "it could ultimately prove as significant an achievement as splitting the atom"

  2. (with reference to a group of people) divide into two or more groups

    "let's split up and find the other two"

    • end a marriage or an emotional or working relationship

      "after the band split up Tex became a railway clerk"

    • (of an issue) cause (a group) to be divided because of opposing views

      "the party was deeply split over its future direction"

  3. (of one's head) suffer great pain from a headache

    "my head is splitting"

    be painful be sore be tender cause pain cause discomfort ache smart sting burn tingle throb
  4. betray the secrets of or inform on someone

    "I told him I wouldn't split on him"

    inform on/against tell tales on give away sell out stab in the back
  5. leave a place, especially suddenly

    "‘Let's split,’ Harvey said"

    leave depart go go away go off take one's leave take oneself off withdraw absent oneself say one's goodbyes quit make an exit exit break camp decamp retreat beat a retreat retire
noun
split splits
  1. a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain

    "splits appeared in the decaying planks"

    crack fissure cleft crevice break fracture breach rip tear cut rent slash slit
    • an instance or act of splitting or being split; a division

      "a 75–25 split of proceeds"

    • a separation into parties or within a party; a schism

      "the accusations caused a split in the party"

    • an ending of a marriage or other relationship

      "a much-publicized split with his wife"

  2. (in gymnastics and dance) an act of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs straight and at right angles to the body, one in front and the other behind, or one at each side

    "I could never do the splits before"

  3. a thing that is divided or split
    • a bun, roll, or cake that is split or cut in half
    • a split osier used in basketwork
    • each strip of steel or cane that makes up the reed in a loom
    • half a bottle of champagne
    • a single thickness of split hide
    • (in tenpin bowling) a formation of standing pins after the first ball in which there is a gap between two pins or groups of pins, making a spare unlikely
    • a drawn match or series
    • a split-level house
  4. the time taken to complete a recognized part of a race, or the point in the race where such a time is measured