Definition of split

• imp. & p. p. - of Split
• 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.
• v. t. - To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
• 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.
• v. t. - To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
• v. i. - To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
• v. i. - To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
• v. i. - To separate into parties or factions.
• v. i. - To burst with laughter.
• v. i. - To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
• 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.
• n. - A crack, or longitudinal fissure.
• n. - A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
• n. - A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
• n. - Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• a. - Divided; cleft.
• a. - Divided deeply; cleft.