Split

split, v.t. to cleave lengthwise: to tear asunder violently: to divide: to throw into discord.— v.i. to divide or part asunder: to be dashed to pieces: to divulge secrets: to vote for candidates of opposite parties: to burst with laughter:— pr.p. split′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. split.— n. a crack or rent lengthwise: a schism: a half-bottle of aerated water, a half-gla of spirits: ( pl. ) the acrobatic feat of going down to the floor with the legs spread out laterally.— adj. Split′-new ( Scot. ), brand-new.— n.pl. Split′-pease , husked pease split for making pea-soup, .— n. Split′ter , one who, or that which, splits: one who splits hairs in argument, .: ( U.S. ) a wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.— adj. Split′ting , very severe: very rapid.— Split on a rock , to meet some unforeseen and disastrous difficulty, to go to ruin; Split one's sides , to laugh immoderately; Split the difference , to divide equally the sum or matter in dispute, to take the mean. [Scand., Dan. splitte , to split; Dut. splijten ; Ger. splei en .]