Meaning Of Split

imp. & p. p.

of Split

v. t.

To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.

v. t.

To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.

v. t.

To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.

v. t.

To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.

v. i.

To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.

v. i.

To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

v. i.

To separate into parties or factions.

v. i.

To burst with laughter.

v. i.

To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.

v. i.

to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.

n.

A crack, or longitudinal fissure.

n.

A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

n.

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

n.

Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

n.

A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

n.

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.

n.

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 is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.

a.

Divided; cleft.

a.

Divided deeply; cleft.