(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.
