| query | If two or more people s____ something, they share it between them.If two or more people split something, they share it between them. I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill. Split the wages between you. All exhibits are for sale, the proceeds being split between a charity and the artist. |
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| word | split |
| full-definition | verb If something splits or if you split it, it is divided into two or more parts. In a severe gale the ship split in two. If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half. We split the boards down the middle to use them for the back of the shelves. ...uniting families split by the war. If an organization splits or is split, one group of members disagrees strongly with the other members, and may form a group of their own. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement. A leadership contest now would split the party. These organizations are really split by personal rivalries as much as by politics. The Kremlin is deeply split in its approach to foreign policy. If something such as wood or a piece of clothing splits or is split, a long crack or tear appears in it. The seat of his short grey trousers split. Twist the mixture into individual sausages without splitting the skins. He had a split lip and an eye that wouldn't open properly. If two or more people split something, they share it between them. I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill. Split the wages between you. All exhibits are for sale, the proceeds being split between a charity and the artist. noun A split in an organization is a disagreement between its members. They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party. A split between two things is a division or difference between them. ...a split between what is thought and what is felt. A split is a long crack or tear. The plastic-covered seat has a few small splits around the corners. |
| inflections | splitssplitting |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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