• division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
• the act of rending or ripping or Splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
• extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
• 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"
• (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"
• a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
• an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
• a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a Split in the log"
• a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his Split before they disbanded"
• a bottle containing half the usual amount
• break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
• go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
• 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"
• separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
• 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"
• (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought Split logs for the fireplace"
• having a long rip or tear; "a Split lip"
• 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"
• being divided or separated; "Split between love and hate"

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