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21split — splittable, adj. /split/, v., split, splitting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two. 2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block. 3. to tear …
22split — [c]/splɪt / (say split) verb (split, splitting) –verb (t) 1. to rend or cleave lengthwise; separate or part from end to end or between layers, often forcibly or by cutting, as when splitting a log with an axe to make rails, slabs, shingles, etc.… …
23split-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: split off : an act of splitting off or something that is split off from something else a succession of left wing split offs specifically : a transfer of a distinctive business constituting one of two or more… …
24split — 1. verb 1) the force split the wood Syn: break, cut, burst, snap, crack 2) the ice split under him Syn: break, fracture, rupture, burst, snap, crack …
25split up — verb a) Cease to be together, break apart from the group. After she left to go travelling, my girlfriend and I split up. b) separate, disassociate, cause to come apart. The soldiers split up into smaller squadrons to to search the building …
26split — 1. adjective /splɪt/ a) See split . b) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others. 2. noun /splɪt/ a) The acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg …
27split — v 1. divide, separate, break, break up, part, disjoin, disjoint, break asunder; rive, halve, bisect, cut in two, partition, dichotomize, Obs. dimidiate; sever, dissever, rend, abscind, sunder; dissect, anatomize, divorce, disband, go separate… …
28Split Image — Infobox Album Name = Split Image Type = studio Artist = Excel Released = 1987 Recorded = Genre = Crossover Thrash Length = Label = Suicidal/Caroline Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Split Image (1987) Next album = The Joke s on You… …
29split a gut — 1. tv. to laugh very hard. □ He laughed until he nearly split a gut. □ The audience split a gut laughing. 2. tv. to work very hard. D I split a gut to get this place fixed up in a week. □ Don’t split a gut for me. I love things tha …
30split ring — noun 1. : a metal ring which consists of two complete turns of a helix pressed flat together and upon which objects (as keys) may be strung 2. : a primitive form of commutator for a dynamo or motor consisting of a simple ring or cylindrical shell …
