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| Back | split verb, noun BrE /splɪt/ NAmE /splɪt/ verb verb forms word origin thesaurus example bank (split•ting, split, split) divide 1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to divide, or to make a group of people divide, into smaller groups that have very different opinions a debate that has split the country down the middle The committee split over government subsidies. 2 [transitive, intransitive] to divide, or to make sth divide, into two or more parts ~ sth (into sth) She split the class into groups of four. ~ (into sth) The results split neatly into two groups. Slate splits easily into thin sheets. see also split up 3 [transitive] to divide sth into two or more parts and share it between different people, activities, etc ~ sth (with sb) She split the money she won with her brother. We share a house and split all the bills. ~ sth between sb/sth His time is split between the London and Paris offices. see also split up tear 4 [intransitive, transitive] to tear, or to make sth tear, along a straight line Her dress had split along the seam. ~ (sth) open The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere. ~ sth Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants! cut 5 [transitive] to cut sb's skin and make it bleed ~ sth open She split her head open on the cupboard door. ~ sth How did you split your lip? end relationship 6 [intransitive] (informal) to leave sb and stop having a relationship with them ~ (with sb) The singer split with his wife last June. ~ (from sb) She intends to split from the band at the end of the tour. see also split up leave 7 [intransitive] (old-fashioned, informal) to leave a place quickly Let's split! split the ˈdifference (when discussing a price, etc.) to agree on an amount that is at an equal distance between the two amounts that have been suggested split ˈhairs to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important split an inˈfinitive to place an adverb between ‘to’ and the infinitive of a verb, for example to say ‘to strongly deny a rumour’. Some people consider this to be bad English style. split your ˈsides (laughing/with laughter) to laugh a lot at sb/sth split the ˈticket (US, politics) to vote for candidates from more than one party more at split/divide sth down the middle at middle n. ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group A rebel faction has split away from the main group. The storm split a branch off from the main trunk. ˈsplit on sb (to sb) (BrE, informal) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong, dishonest, etc. that sb else has done Don't worry—he won't split on us. ˌsplit ˈup (with sb) to stop having a relationship with sb My parents split up last year. She's split up with her boyfriend. ˌsplit sb ˈup to make two people stop having a relationship with each other My friend is doing her best to split us up. ˌsplit sb ˈup | ˌsplit ˈup to divide a group of people into smaller parts; to become divided up in this way We were split up into groups to discuss the question. Let's split up now and meet again at lunchtime. ˌsplit sthˈup to divide sth into smaller parts The day was split up into 6 one-hour sessions. noun word origin thesaurus example bank disagreement 1 [countable] (informal) a disagreement that divides a group of people or makes sb separate from sb else ~ (within sth) a damaging split within the party leadership ~ (with sb/sth) the years following his bitter split with his wife ~ (between A and B) There have been reports of a split between the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. division 2 [singular] a division between two or more things; one of the parts that sth is divided into He demanded a 50–50 split in the profits. tear/hole 3 [countable] a long crack or hole made when sth tears There's a big split in the tent. banana dish 4 [countable] a sweet dish made from fruit, especially a banana cut in two along its length, with cream, ice cream, etc. on top a banana split body position 5 the splits [plural] (US also split [singular]) a position in which you stretch your legs flat across the floor in opposite directions with the rest of your body vertical a gymnast doing the splits |
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