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split

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01adjective

having been divided; having the unity destroyed

“Congress … gave the impression of … a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”

“a league of disunited nations”

02adjective

(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

“we bought split logs for the fireplace”

03noun

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

04noun

a bottle containing half the usual amount

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05noun

a promised or claimed share of loot or money

“he demanded his split before they disbanded”

06noun

a lengthwise crack in wood

“he inserted the wedge into a split in the log”

07noun

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

“there was a rip in his pants”

“she had snags in her stockings”

08noun

a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

09noun

(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”

10noun

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”

11noun

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip”

12noun

division of a group into opposing factions

“another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy”

13verb

separate into parts or portions

“divide the cake into three equal parts”

“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I”

14verb

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

“cleave the bone”

15verb

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

“The business partners broke over a tax question”

“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”

16verb

go one's own way; move apart

“The friends separated after the party”

17verb

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

“The bubble burst”

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