"split" | Definition and Related Words

split

Noun

Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) (synset 100438869)
is a type of: acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat
A bottle containing half the usual amount (synset 113792216)
is a type of: bottle, bottleful - the quantity contained in a bottle
A promised or claimed share of loot or money (synset 113307663)
"he demanded his split before they disbanded"

is a type of: part, percentage, portion, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
A lengthwise crack in wood (synset 109466040)
"he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

is a type of: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure - a long narrow opening
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart (synset 109433806)
"there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

is a type of: gap, opening - an open or empty space in or between things

same as: rent, rip, snag, tear
An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea (synset 108836868)
is an instance of: city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

is a part of: croatia, hrvatska, republic of croatia - a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts (synset 107632199)
is a type of: frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing

subtypes: banana split - a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl (synset 104289802)
"he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"

referred to in: tenpin bowling, tenpins - bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins

is a type of: formation - a particular spatial arrangement
An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity (synset 100439983)
"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

is a type of: increase, step-up - the act of increasing something

same as: split up, stock split
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something (synset 100392215)
"he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

is a type of: tear - the act of tearing

same as: rent, rip
Division of a group into opposing factions (synset 100387484)
"another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

is a type of: division - the act or process of dividing

same as: schism

Adjective

Having been divided;
Having the unity destroyed (synset 302490690)
"Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"; "a league of disunited nations"; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

similar to: divided - separated into parts or pieces

same as: disconnected, disunited, fragmented
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain (synset 300665716)
"we bought split logs for the fireplace"

similar to: cut - separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

Verb

Separate into parts or portions (synset 202473085)
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
subtypes:
- subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces
- format, initialise, initialize - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
- sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections
- triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- unitise, unitize - divide (bulk material) and process as units
- lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example
- parcel - divide into parts
- sliver, splinter - divide into slivers or splinters
- paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text
- canton - divide into cantons, of a country
- balkanise, balkanize - divide a territory into small, hostile states
same as: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up
Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (synset 201559354)
"cleave the bone"

is a type of: tear - to separate or be separated by force
subtypes:
- maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges
- laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets
same as: cleave, rive

verb group: cleave - make by cutting into
Discontinue an association or relation;
Go different ways (synset 202436167)
"The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
subtypes:
- give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate - terminate a relationship abruptly
- break apart, disunify - break up or separate
- disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with
- break with - end a relationship
- divorce, split up - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
- break away, secede, splinter - withdraw from an organization or communion
- break, break away - interrupt a continued activity
same as: break, break up, part, separate, split up
Go one's own way;
Move apart (synset 202034003)
"The friends separated after the party"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
subtypes:
- disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out - move away from each other
- break up - come apart
- diffract - undergo diffraction
same as: part, separate
Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (synset 200310092)
"The bubble burst"

is a type of: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up - become separated into pieces or fragments
subtypes:
- pop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- blow - burst suddenly
- stave, stave in - burst or force (a hole) into something
same as: break open, burst

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