division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy";
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip";
extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back);
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";
(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";
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts;
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea;
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings";
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log";
a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded";
a bottle containing half the usual amount;
break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst";
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone";
go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party";
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";
separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I";
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";
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace";
having a long rip or tear; "a split lip";
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";
being divided or separated; "split between love and hate";
