split

A2
Pronunciation
/splɪt/
/splɪt/
Noun
17 definition(s)
1 Definition

A crack or longitudinal fissure.

2 Definition

A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

3 Definition

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

4 Definition

(leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

5 Definition

(cheerleading, usually in the phrase "to do the splits") A maneuver of spreading or 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.

6 Definition

A workout routine as seen by its distribution of muscle groups or the extent and manner they are targetted in a microcycle.

7 Definition

A split-finger fastball.

Example Sentences
  • He’s got a nasty split.
8 Definition

A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

9 Definition

A split shot or split stroke.

10 Definition

A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.

11 Definition

A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliters or one quarter of a standard 75-centiliter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20 gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.

12 Definition

A bottle of wine containing 37.5 centiliters, half the volume of a standard 75-centiliter bottle; a demi.

13 Definition

The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.

Example Sentences
  • In the 3000 m race, his 800 m split was 1:45.32
14 Definition

The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.

15 Definition

A tear resulting from tensile stresses.

16 Definition

A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

17 Definition

A recording containing songs by multiple artists.

Verb
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

Synonyms
cleave
Example Sentences
  • He has split his lip.
2 Definition

Of something solid, particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

3 Definition

To share; to divide.

Example Sentences
  • We split the money among three people.
4 Definition

To leave.

Example Sentences
  • Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party.
5 Definition

(of a couple) To separate.

Synonyms
break up split up
Example Sentences
  • Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce.
6 Definition

To (cause to) break up; to throw into discord.

Example Sentences
  • Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election.
7 Definition

(acts on a polynomial) To factor into linear factors.

8 Definition

To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

9 Definition

To burst out laughing.

10 Definition

To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.

11 Definition

In athletics (especially baseball), for both teams involved in a doubleheader to win one game each and lose another game.

Example Sentences
  • Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap.
12 Definition

To vote for candidates of opposite parties.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Divided.

Example Sentences
  • Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.
2 Definition

(of a short exact sequence) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.

3 Definition

(of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.

4 Definition

(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 Definition

(of quotations) Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.

6 Definition

(London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.