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 clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Why can't you go home? Because they think I killed her. - Thank you. - For what? For not asking whether I did. "I will split up my father's empire." Now, this is obviously an idea that Robert himself would choose to reject... ...which is why we need to plant it deep in his subconscious. (..)
    2010 Inception