split

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Synonyms: slit, spit, splint, splat, sprit, splot, fsplit, sulit, plit, splib, spliv

Antonyms: slit, spit, splint, splat, sprit, splot, fsplit, sulit, plit, splib, spliv

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|ergative|of something solid}} To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of something [[solid]], particularly [[wood]], to [[break]] along the [[grain]] fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[share]]; to [[divide]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive|slang}} To [[leave]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a couple}} To [[separate]].
6. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To (cause to) break up; to throw into discord.
7. {{lb|en|algebra|transitive|and|intransitive|acts on a [[polynomial]]}} To [[factor]] into linear factors.
8. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
9. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To burst out laughing.
10. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang|dated}} To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to [[peach]].
11. {{lb|en|sports|especially baseball}} For both teams involved in a [[doubleheader]] to win one game each and lose another.
12. {{lb|en|intransitive|politics}} To [[vote]] for [[candidate]]s of [[opposite]] [[party|parties]].

Adjective

1. [[divided|Divided]].
2. {{lb|en|algebra|of a [[short exact sequence]]}} Having the middle [[object]] ([[group]], [[module]], etc.) equal to the [[direct sum]] of the others.
3. {{lb|en|of coffee}} Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
4. {{lb|en|stock exchange|of an order, sale, etc.}} Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
5. {{lb|en|stock exchange|historical|of quotations}} Given in [[sixteenth]]s rather than [[eighth]]s.
6. {{lb|en|London stock exchange}} Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.

Noun

1. A [[crack]] or [[longitudinal]] [[fissure]].
2. A [[breach]] or [[separation]], as in a [[political party]]; a [[division]].
3. The termination of a romantic relationship.
4. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a [[splinter]]; a [[fragment]].
5. {{lb|en|leather manufacture}} One of the sections of a [[skin]] made by dividing it into two or more [[thickness]]es.
6. {{senseid|en|Q524080}}{{lb|en|gymnastics|cheerleading|dance|usually in the phrase "to do the splits"}} A [[maneuver]] of [[spread]]ing or [[slide|sliding]] the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.
7. {{senseid|en|splitweighttraining}}{{lb|en|bodybuilding}} A [[workout]] [[routine]] as seen by its [[distribution]] of [[muscle]] groups or the [[extent]] and manner they are targeted in a [[microcycle]].
8. {{lb|en|baseball|slang}} A [[split-finger fastball]].
9. {{lb|en|bowling}} A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
10. A [[split shot]] or [[split stroke]].
11. A dessert or confection resembling a [[banana split]].
12. A unit of measure used for [[champagne]] or other [[spirit]]s: 18.75 centiliters or one quarter of a standard 75-centiliter bottle. Commercially comparable to {{frac|1|20}} {{lb|en|US}} gallon, which is {{frac|1|2}} of a [[fifth]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|port city|c/Croatia}}.

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