English adjective: split | |||
1. | split having been divided; having the unity destroyed | ||
Samples | Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces. A league of disunited nations. A fragmented coalition. A split group. | ||
Synonyms | disconnected, disunited, fragmented | ||
Similar | divided | ||
Antonyms | united | ||
2. | split (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain | ||
Samples | We bought split logs for the fireplace. | ||
Similar | cut | ||
Antonyms | uncut | ||
English noun: split | |||
1. | split (act) extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt | ||
2. | split (quantity) a bottle containing half the usual amount | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bottle, bottleful | ||
3. | split (possession) a promised or claimed share of loot or money | ||
Samples | He demanded his split before they disbanded. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
4. | split (object) a lengthwise crack in wood | ||
Samples | He inserted the wedge into a split in the log. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure | ||
5. | split (object) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | ||
Samples | There was a rip in his pants. She had snags in her stockings. | ||
Synonyms | rent, rip, snag, tear | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
6. | Split (location) an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea | ||
Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center | ||
Part meronym | Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic of Croatia | ||
7. | split (food) a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts | ||
Broader (hypernym) | frozen dessert | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | banana split | ||
8. | split (artifact) (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl | ||
Samples | He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
Domain category | tenpin bowling, tenpins | ||
9. | split (act) an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity | ||
Samples | They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock. | ||
Synonyms | split up, stock split | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
10. | split (act) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something | ||
Samples | He gave the envelope a vigorous rip. | ||
Synonyms | rent, rip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tear | ||
11. | split (act) division of a group into opposing factions | ||
Samples | Another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy. | ||
Synonyms | schism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
English verb: split | |||
1. | split (social) separate into parts or portions | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Balkanise, Balkanize, canton, format, initialise, initialize, lot, paragraph, parcel, sectionalise, sectionalize, sliver, splinter, subdivide, triangulate, unitise, unitize | ||
Antonyms | unite, unify | ||
2. | split (contact) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | ||
Samples | Cleave the bone. | ||
Examples | The girls split the wooden sticks | ||
Synonyms | cleave, rive | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tear | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | laminate, maul | ||
Verb group | cleave | ||
3. | split (social) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, break apart, break away, break away, break with, disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunify, disunite, divorce, divorce, give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate, secede, splinter, split up | ||
4. | split (motion) go one's own way; move apart | ||
Samples | The friends separated after the party. | ||
Synonyms | part, separate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break up, diffract, disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | ||
5. | split (change) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | ||
Samples | The bubble burst. | ||
Examples | The wooden sticks split | ||
Synonyms | break open, burst | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow, pop, stave, stave in | ||