ALL meanings of splits
split
S s - verb with object splits to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two. 1
- verb with object splits to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block. 1
- verb with object splits to tear or break apart; rend or burst: The wind split the sail. 1
- verb with object splits to divide into distinct parts or portions (often followed by up): We split up our rations. 1
- verb with object splits to separate (a part) by such division. 1
- verb with object splits to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord: to split a political party. 1
- verb with object splits to separate (a group, family, etc.) by such division. 1
- verb with object splits to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party. 1
- verb with object splits to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.; share: We split a bottle of wine. 1
- verb with object splits to separate into parts by interposing something: to split an infinitive. 1
- verb with object splits Physics, Chemistry. to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts. 1
- verb with object splits to issue additional shares of (stock) without charge to existing stockholders, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share. 1
- verb with object splits Slang. leave; depart from: Let's split this scene. 1
- verb without object splits to divide, break, or part lengthwise: The board split in half. 1
- verb without object splits to part, divide, or separate in any way (often followed by up): The group of children split up into two teams. We'll split up here and meet later. 1
- verb without object splits to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock. 1
- verb without object splits to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole. 1
- verb without object splits to part or separate, as through disagreement; sever relations: They split up after a year of marriage. He split with the company after a policy dispute. 1
- verb without object splits to divide or share something with another or others; apportion. 1
- verb without object splits Slang. to leave; depart. 1
- noun splits a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: Roman ruins. 1
- adjective splits that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft. 1
- adjective splits disunited; divided: a split opinion. 1
- adjective splits (of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point. 1
- adjective splits (of a stock) having undergone a split. 1
- idioms splits split hairs. hair (def 11). 1
- idioms splits split the difference. difference (def 13). 1
- noun splits (in gymnastics, etc) the act of sinking to the floor to achieve a sitting position in which both legs are straight, pointing in opposite directions, and at right angles to the body 0