Split
Definition of Split
Pronunciation: splĭt v. t. | 1. | To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. | | 2. | To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. | | 3. | To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. | | 4. | (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; - often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. | v. i. | 1. | To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. | | 2. | To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. | | 3. | To separate into parties or factions. | | 4. | To burst with laughter.Each had a gravity would make you split. - Pope. | | 5. | To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. | | 6. | (Blackjack) To divide one hand of blackjack into two hands; - a strategy allowed to a player when the first two cards dealt to the player have the same value. | | 7. | To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's split. | n. | 1. | A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure. | | 2. | A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. | | 3. | A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. | | 4. | (Leather Manuf.) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. | | 5. | (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. | | 6. | (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; - usually in pl. | | 7. | Short for Split shot or split stroke. | | 8. | (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind. | | 9. | A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; - so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass. | | 10. | (Finance) 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. | | 11. | (Blackjack) 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 who chooses to split is obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created. See split{6}, v.i. | a. | 1. | Divided; cleft. | | 2. | (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft. | | 3. | (Exchanges) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; - said of an order, sale, etc. |
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