Definitions
1.nounA crack or longitudinal fissure.
2.nounA breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
3.nounA piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
4.noun(leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
5.noun(cheerleading, usually in the phrase "to do the splits") A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.
6.nounA workout routine as seen by its distribution of muscle groups or the extent and manner they are targetted in a microcycle.
7.nounA split-finger fastball."He’s got a nasty split."
8.nounA result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
9.nounA split shot or split stroke.
10.nounA dessert or confection resembling a banana split.
11.nounA unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliters or one quarter of a standard 75-centiliter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20 gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.
12.nounA bottle of wine containing 37.5 centiliters, half the volume of a standard 75-centiliter bottle; a demi.
13.nounThe elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race."In the 3000 m race, his 800 m split was 1:45.32"
14.nounThe elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.
15.nounA tear resulting from tensile stresses.
16.nounA division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
17.nounA recording containing songs by multiple artists.
18.verbOf something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line."He has split his lip."
19.verbOf something solid, particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
20.verbTo share; to divide."We split the money among three people."
21.verbTo leave."Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party."
22.verb(of a couple) To separate."Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce."
23.verbTo (cause to) break up; to throw into discord."Accusations of bribery split the party just before the election."
24.verb(acts on a polynomial) To factor into linear factors.
25.verbTo be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
26.verbTo burst out laughing.
27.verbTo divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
28.verbIn athletics (especially baseball), for both teams involved in a doubleheader to win one game each and lose another game."Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap."
29.verbTo vote for candidates of opposite parties.
30.adjectiveDivided."Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan."
31.adjective(of a short exact sequence) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
32.adjective(of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
33.adjective(of an order, sale, etc.) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
34.adjective(of quotations) Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.
35.adjective(London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.