From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
split
adj 1: being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
2: 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" [syn: disconnected, disunited,
fragmented]
3: broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the
thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they
tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split
watermelon"
4: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: cut]
5: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the
grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
n 1: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in
front and the other in back)
2: a bottle containing half the usual amount
3: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded
his split before they disbanded"
4: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a
split in the log"
5: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
rip, rent, snag, tear]
6: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea [syn: Split]
7: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped
cream and cherries and nuts
8: (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"
9: 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"
[syn: stock split, split up]
10: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip]
11: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism
like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn:
schism]
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three
equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire
after World War I" [syn: divide, split up,
separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unite]
2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
"cleave the bone" [syn: cleave, rive]
3: 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" [syn: separate, part, split up,
break, break up]
4: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after
the party" [syn: separate, part]
5: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn:
burst, break open]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Split \Split\, a.
1. Divided; cleft.
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2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft.
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3. (Exchanges)
(a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time
or price and part at another time or price; -- said of
an order, sale, etc.
(b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in
eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split
quotation.
(c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock
that has been divided into preferred ordinary and
deferred ordinary.
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Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc.
Split pin (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may
be spread open to secure it in its place.
Split pulley, a parting pulley. See under Pulley.
Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends
which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be
strung upon the ring or removed from it.
Split ticket, a ballot in which a voter votes for a portion
of the candidates nominated by one party, candidates of
other parties being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split
(Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
spl[imac]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers;
to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
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Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
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2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
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A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
by congealed water. --Boyle.
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3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
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4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
carbonic acid.
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To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Split \Split\, v. i.
1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split
by the freezing of water in them.
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2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
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The ship splits on the rock. --Shak.
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3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.]
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4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.]
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Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope.
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5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
[Slang] --Thackeray.
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6. (Blackjack) To divide one hand of blackjack into two
hands; -- a strategy allowed to a player when the first
two cards dealt to the player have the same value.
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7. To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's
split. [Slang]
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To split on a rock, to fail; to to err fatally; to have the
hopes and designs frustrated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Split \Split\, n.
1. A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure.
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2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a
division. [Colloq.]
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3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a
splinter; a fragment.
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4. Specif: (Leather Manuf.), One of the sections of a skin
made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
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5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of
the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same
turn.
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6.
(a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into
which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of
work; -- usually in pl.
(b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed.
(c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a
larger current.
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7. Short for Split shot or split stroke.
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8. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that
the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on
each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant
or Slang]
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9. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some
drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the
customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink
of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang]
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10. (Finance) The substitution of more than one share of a
corporation's stock for one share. The market price of
the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in
outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any
ratio, as, a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
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11. (Blackjack) The division by a player of one hand of
blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two
cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player
who chooses to split is obliged to increase the amount
wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the
new hand thus created. See split[6], v.i.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
damaged \damaged\ (d[a^]m"[asl]jd), adj.
1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other
desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite
of undamaged. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat-up,
beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated,
ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound}; {bent, crumpled,
dented}; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed;
{burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate),
burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate)}; {burst,
ruptured}; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed;
defaced, marred; hurt, weakened;
{knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out}; {mangled,
mutilated}; peeling; scraped, scratched;
storm-beaten] Also See blemished, broken, damaged,
destroyed, impaired, injured, unsound.
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2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some
part, or by breaking. Opposite of unbroken. [Narrower
terms: busted; chipped; cracked; {crumbled,
fragmented}; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured;
shattered, smashed, splintered; split; {unkept,
violated}] Also See: damaged, imperfect, injured,
unsound.
Syn: broken.
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3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged
reputation.
Syn: discredited.
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4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as,
the senator's seriously damaged reputation.
Syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied,
tainted, tarnished.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
split
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