split
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.Examples: "He has split his lip."; "a huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water"; "The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. This system splits water molecules and delivers some of their electrons to other molecules that help build up carbohydrates."Synonyms: cleaveergativetransitive
2. (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.intransitive
3. (transitive) To share; to divide.Examples: "We split the money among three people."; "Presently the 57-strong Class 378 fleet is split between the East London line and North London line, with 29 units allocated on the east side."transitive
4. (transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.Examples: "Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party."Synonyms: beat it, bug off, remove, bugger off, book, bounce, buzz off, chuckintransitiveslangtransitive
5. (intransitive, of a couple) To separate.Examples: "Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce."Synonyms: break up, split upintransitive
6. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) break up; to throw into discord.Examples: "Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election."ambitransitive
adj (English)
1. (algebra, of a short exact sequence) Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.not-comparable
2. (of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.not-comparable
3. (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.not-comparableusually
4. (stock exchange, historical, of quotations) Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.Examples: "10+³⁄₁₆ is a split quotation."historicalnot-comparable
5. (London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.Londonnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. (leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
2. (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, 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.
3. (bodybuilding) A workout routine as seen by its distribution of muscle groups or the extent and manner they are targeted in a microcycle.
4. (baseball, slang) A split-finger fastball.Examples: "He’s got a nasty split."slang
5. (bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
6. (athletics, speedrunning) The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race or speedrun.Examples: "In the 3000 m race, his 800 m split was 1:45.32"
Definition source: Wiktionary