| Split (split) |
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| v. t. | (spl***ibreve]t) |
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| Split |
| [imp. *** p. p. Split (Splitted, R.)]
p. pr. *** vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low german origin] cf. Dan. splitte, LG.
splitten, OD. splitten, splette |
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.
To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear
asunder.
To divide or break up into parts or
divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a
political party; to disunite.
To divide or separate into
components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar
into alcohol and carbonic acid.
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To
part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the
freezing of water in them.
To be broken; to be dashed to
pieces.
To separate into parties or factions.
To burst with laughter.
To divulge a secret; to betray confidence;
to peach.
to divide one hand of
blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a
player have the same value.
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A breach or separation, as in a political
party; a division.
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by
splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the
sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more
thicknesses.
A division of a stake
happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are
dealt in the same turn.
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.
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.
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Divided; cleft.
Divided deeply;
cleft.
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Any of the three or four
strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work;
-- usually in pl.
Short for Split shot or
stroke.
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.
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.
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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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