split up

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

     n : 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: split, stock split]
     v 1: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple
          divorced after only 6 months" [syn: divorce]
     2: 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, separate, dissever,
         carve up] [ant: unite]
     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, break,
         break up]
     4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
        broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break,
         separate, fall apart, come apart]