SPLIT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Split

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘break up a ship’, describing the force of a storm or rock): from Middle Dutch splitten, of unknown ultimate origin

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: splɪt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain

Short Definition:

break or cause to break forcibly into parts

Examples:

the ice cracked and split
split and toast the muffins

Definition:

(with reference to a group of people) divide into two or more groups

Short Definition:

divide into two or more groups

Examples:

let's split up and find the other two
once again the family was split up

Definition:

(of one's head) suffer great pain from a headache

Short Definition:

suffer great pain from headache

Examples:

my head is splitting

Definition:

betray the secrets of or inform on someone

Short Definition:

betray secrets of or inform on someone

Examples:

I told him I wouldn't split on him

Definition:

leave a place, especially suddenly

Short Definition:

leave place

Examples:

‘Let's split,’ Harvey said

Word: Split

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: splɪt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain

Short Definition:

tear, crack, or fissure in something

Examples:

splits appeared in the decaying planks
light squeezed through a small split in the curtain

Definition:

(in gymnastics and dance) an act of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs straight and at right angles to the body, one in front and the other behind, or one at each side

Short Definition:

act of leaping in air or sitting down with legs straight and at right angles

Examples: