Synonym: bisect, break, cleave, crack, divide, halve, partition, separate, sever. Antonym: unite. Similar words: display, on display, little by little, supplier, explicit, compliance, complicated, implication. Meaning: [splɪt] 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 4. a lengthwise crack in wood 5. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart 6. an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea 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 9. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity 10. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something 11. division of a group into opposing factions. v. 1. separate into parts or portions 2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument 3. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 4. go one's own way; move apart 5. break open or apart suddenly. adj. 1. being divided or separated 2. having been divided; having the unity destroyed 3. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.
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151. A number of bags had split and were spilling their contents.
152. Dry, brittle hair and split ends were the unfortunate consequence of years of dyeing it peroxide blond.
153. Her belief that a split would be good for the party was regarded as heretical.
154. A group of extremists split from the Labour Party to form a new "Workers' Communist Party".
155. The data transmission is split into a number of packets of equal size.
156. She split the word up into syllables so that he could have a go at spelling it.
157. The donors can be split — a little crudely — into two groups.
158. OK, let's split the difference,(http://sentencedict.com/split.html) and I'll give you £20.
159. Rain was getting in through a split in the plastic sheeting.
160. The bitter split which has developed within Solidarity is likely to harden further into separation.
161. There is a widening split between senior managers and the rest of the workforce.
162. We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. In fact[sentencedict.com], we very nearly split up this time.
163. In a publishing deal, the average split used to be 50:50 between writer and publisher.
164. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement.
165. His trousers split when he tried to jump the fence.
166. The storm has split the branch off from the main tree trunk.
167. The argument could lead to a damaging split in the party.
168. The tax issue has caused a split in/within the government.
169. The use of the split infinitive is now generally acceptable.
170. When my parents split up, it was all very adult and open.
171. Suddenly the box split open and a puppy jumped out.
172. The group split away from the Green Party and formed the Environmental Alliance.
173. If it comes to the crunch and you and your husband do split up, you can always stay with us.
174. Please don't split up when we get to the museum.
175. The Socialist Workers' Party seemed to split into several splinter groups.
176. He agreed to sell the car and split the proceeds with his brother.
177. They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party.
178. He swung the axe and with one blow split open the door.
179. I'm glad you split up. She wasn't right for you.
180. The Church of England, with threats of split from within, has still to make up its mind.
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