split

1. imp. & p. p. of Split Source: opted

2. v. t. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. Source: opted

3. v. t. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. Source: opted

4. v. t. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. Source: opted

5. v. t. To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. Source: opted

6. v. i. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. Source: opted

7. v. i. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. Source: opted

8. v. i. To separate into parties or factions. Source: opted

9. v. i. To burst with laughter. Source: opted

10. v. i. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. Source: opted

11. v. i. to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. Source: opted

12. n. A crack, or longitudinal fissure. Source: opted

13. n. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. Source: opted

14. n. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. Source: opted

15. n. Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. Source: opted

16. n. A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. Source: opted

17. n. the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split. Source: opted

18. n. the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created. Source: opted

19. a. Divided; cleft. Source: opted

20. a. Divided deeply; cleft. Source: opted

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