adj.
1.being divided or separated
2.having been divided
3.broken or burst apart longitudinally
4.having a long rip or tear
5.(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain split 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 split 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
4.go one's own away
5.break open or apart suddenly
Idiom of the Day
cut out the deadwood
to remove unproductive people from a job
The company decided to cut out the deadwood and began to fire many people.
