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Noun split has 11 senses

split - extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
--₁ is a kind of acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
split - a bottle containing half the usual amount
--₂ is a kind of bottle, bottleful
split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
--₃ is a kind of share, portion, part, percentage

Derived form: verb split₁
split - a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
--₄ is a kind of crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure

Derived form: verb split₅
rip, rent, snag, split, tear - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
--₅ is a kind of opening, gap

Derived form: verb split₂
Split - an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
--₆ is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
--₆ is a part of Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska
split - a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
--₇ is a kind of frozen dessert
--₇ has particulars: banana split
split - (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
--₈ is a kind of formation
split, stock split, split up - an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
--₉ is a kind of increase, step-up
rent, rip, split - the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
--₁₀ is a kind of tear

Derived form: verb split₂
schism, split - division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
--₁₁ is a kind of division

Derived forms: verb split₄, verb split₃

Verb split has 5 senses

divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
--₁ is one way to change integrity

Derived form: noun split₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
cleave, split, rive - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
--₂ is one way to tear

Derived forms: noun split₁₀, noun split₅, noun splitter₃, noun splitter₁
Sample sentence:
The girls split the wooden sticks
separate, part, split up, split, break, break up - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

Derived form: noun split₁₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
separate, part, split - go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
--₄ is one way to move

Derived form: noun split₁₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
burst, split, break open - break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
--₅ is one way to break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

Derived form: noun split₄
Sample sentence:
The wooden sticks split