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

  • (..) you're gonna get us killed. Don't tell me what to do. Yee-haw! Giddyap, pardner! We got to get this wagon train a-movin'! Split up! Calling Buzz Lightyear. Come in, Buzz Lightyear. -This is Star Command. -Star Command! -Buzz Lightyear, do you read me? (..)
    1995 Toy Story