split

split (http://definr.com/split)

     adj 1: being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
     2: having been divided; having the unity destroyed;
        "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of
        disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell;  "a league of
        disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition";
        "a split group" [syn: disconnected, disunited, fragmented]
     3: broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the
        thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they
        tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split
        watermelon"
     4: having a long rip or tear; "a split lip" [syn: cut]
     5: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the
        grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
     n 1: extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in
          front and the other in back)
     2: a bottle containing half the usual amount
     3: a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded
        his split before they disbanded"
     4: a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a
        split in the log"
     5: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
        rip in his pants" [syn: rip, rent, tear]
     6: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea [syn: Split]
     7: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped
        cream and cherries and nuts
     8: (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"
     9: 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"
        [syn: stock split, split up]
     10: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
         gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip]
     11: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism
         like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" [syn: schism]
     v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three
          equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire
          after World War I" [syn: divide, split up, separate,
           dissever, carve up] [ant: unite]
     2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
        "cleave the bone" [syn: cleave, rive]
     3: 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" [syn: separate, part, split up, break,
         break up]
     4: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after
        the party" [syn: separate, part]
     5: break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst" [syn: burst,
         break open]