split

Definition

  • verb: to break apart or into pieces especially along a straight line
  • verb: to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers
  • often + 'up'
  • synonyms: burst, rupture, rend

Examples

  • He thought I should pay $40 and I thought I should pay $30, so we decided to 'split the difference' at $35.

  • She 'splits' her time between Boston and New York. [=she spends time in both Boston and New York]

  • We agreed to a fifty-fifty 'split' of the profit. [=we agreed to divide the profits equally]

Movie quotes

  • (..) up in the air. A big ass. We're talking , tons, okay ? The hull's not designed to deal with that pressure, so what happens ? She splits, right down to the keel, and the stern falls back level. As the bow sinks it pulls the stern vertical... ..and then finally detaches. The stern section bobs there (..)
    1997 Titanic