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1. split - noun

· extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

Hypernym(s): acrobatic_stunt, acrobatic_feat




2. split - noun

· a bottle containing half the usual amount

Hypernym(s): bottle, bottleful




3. split - noun

· a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

Hypernym(s): share, portion, part, percentage




4. split - noun

· a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

Hypernym(s): crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure




5. split - noun

· an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

Synonym(s): rip, rent, snag, tear

Hypernym(s): opening, gap




6. split - noun

· an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

Synonym(s): Split




7. split - noun

· a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

Hypernym(s): frozen_dessert




8. split - noun

· (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"

Hypernym(s): formation




9. split - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): stock_split, split_up

Hypernym(s): increase, step-up




10. split - noun

· the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

Synonym(s): rent, rip

Hypernym(s): tear




11. split - noun

· division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

Synonym(s): schism

Hypernym(s): division




12. split - verb

· separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

Synonym(s): divide, split_up, separate, dissever, carve_up

Hypernym(s): change_integrity




13. split - verb

· separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"

Synonym(s): cleave, rive

Hypernym(s): tear




14. split - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): separate, part, split_up, break, break_up




15. split - verb

· go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

Synonym(s): separate, part

Hypernym(s): move




16. split - verb

· come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

Synonym(s): burst, break_open

Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart




17. split - adjective

· 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"

Synonym(s): disconnected, disunited, fragmented




18. split - adjective

· (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"





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