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split

adjective

being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
Similar: divided
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"
Synonyms: disconnected, disunited, fragmented Similar: divided
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"
Similar: broken
having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
Synonyms: cut Similar: injured
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
Similar: cut

noun

extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
a bottle containing half the usual amount
a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
Synonyms: rent, rip, snag, tear
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
(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"
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"
Synonyms: split up, stock split
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Synonyms: rent, rip
division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
Synonyms: schism

verb

separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Synonyms: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up Antonyms: unite, unify
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
Synonyms: cleave, rive
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"
Synonyms: break, break up, part, separate, split up
go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
Synonyms: part, separate
break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
Synonyms: break open, burst