split

split¹ W3S2 [splıt] v past tense and past participle split present participle splitting

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1¦(disagree)¦

2¦(separate into parts)¦

3¦(break or tear)¦

4¦(share)¦

5¦(injure)¦

6¦(end relationship)¦

7¦(leave)¦

8 split hairs

9 split the difference

10 split your sides

Phrasal verbs

　split off

　split on somebody

　split up

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[Date: 1500-1600; : Dutch; Origin: splitten]

1.) ¦(DISAGREE)¦ [I and T]

if a group of people splits, or if it is split, people in the group disagree strongly with each other and the group sometimes divides into separate smaller groups

▪ It was feared that the issue would split the church.

be split on/over sth

▪ The party is split over the issue of immigration.

▪ The government appears deeply split on this issue.

split from

▪ The Pan-Africanist Congress split from the ANC in 1959.

split sth in two/down the middle

▪ The war has split the nation in two.

2.) ¦(SEPARATE INTO PARTS)¦ also split up [I and T]

to divide or separate something into different parts or groups, or to be divided into different parts or groups

split into

▪ Can you split into groups of three now?

split sth into sth

▪ The book is split into six sections.

3.) ¦(BREAK OR TEAR)¦ [I and T]

if something splits, or if you split it, it tears or breaks along a straight line

▪ The branch split under their weight.

▪ One of the boxes had split open .

split (sth) in two/half

▪ The board had split in two.

▪ Split the pineapple down the middle .

4.) ¦(SHARE)¦ [T]

to divide something into separate parts and share it between two or more people

split sth between sb/sth

▪ Profits will be split between three major charities.

split sth with sb

▪ He agreed to sell the car and split the proceeds with his brother.

split sth three/four etc ways

(=share something between three, four etc people or groups)

▪ The money will have to be split three ways.

▪ We agreed to split the cost .

5.) ¦(INJURE)¦ [T]

to make someone's head or lip have a cut in it, as a result of a fall or hit

▪ She fell against a table and split her lip .

▪ The force of the blow nearly split his head open .

6.) ¦(END RELATIONSHIP)¦ also split up [i]informal

if people split, they end a marriage or relationship with each other

split with/from

▪ He split from his wife last year.

▪ The band split two years ago.

7.) ¦(LEAVE)¦

[i]old-fashioned informal to leave a place quickly

▪ Come on - let's split.

8.) split hairs

to argue that there is a difference between two things, when the difference is really too small to be important

▪ This is just splitting hairs.

9.) split the difference

to agree on an amount that is exactly between two amounts that have been mentioned

▪ OK, let's split the difference, and I'll give you £20.

10.) split your sides informal

to laugh a great deal

split off phr v

1.) also split away

if one part of something splits off from the rest, it becomes completely separate from it

split off from

▪ A huge lump of rock had split off from the cliff face.

2.) also split away

if a small group of people split off from a larger group, they become separate from it

split off from

▪ The group split away from the Green Party and formed the Environmental Alliance.

3.) split sth<=>off

to separate one part of something and make it completely separate from the rest

split something<=>off from

▪ This part of the business has now been split off from the main company.

split on [split on sb] phr v

to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone else has done

▪ Don't you dare split on us!

split up phr v

1.) if people split up, or if someone splits them up, they end a marriage or relationship with each other

▪ Steve's parents split up when he was four.

split up with

▪ I thought she'd split up with her boyfriend.

split sb<=>up

▪ Why would she try to split us up?

2.) to divide people into different groups, or to be divided into groups

▪ Please don't split up when we get to the museum.

split sth/sb<=>up

▪ The teacher split up the class into three groups.

3.) split sth<=>up

to divide something into different parts

split something<=>up into

▪ The house has now been split up into individual flats.

split ²

split² n

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1¦(tear)¦

2¦(disagreement)¦

3¦(dividing something)¦

4¦(separation)¦

5 do the splits

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1.) ¦(TEAR)¦

a tear or crack in something made of cloth, wood etc

split in

▪ a long split in the sleeve of his coat

2.) ¦(DISAGREEMENT)¦

a serious disagreement that divides an organization or group of people into smaller groups

= ↑rift split in/within

▪ The argument could lead to a damaging split in the party.

▪ a deep split within the government

split between

▪ a split between the radicals and the moderates within the group

split over

▪ The union is desperate to avoid a split over this issue.

3.) ¦(DIVIDING SOMETHING)¦

the way in which something, especially money, is shared between several people

▪ In a publishing deal, the average split used to be 50:50 between writer and publisher.

three-way/four-way etc split

(=when something is shared equally between three, four etc people)

▪ a three-way split in the profits

4.) ¦(SEPARATION)¦ informal

a clear separation or difference between two things

split between

▪ the traditional split between the state and church

5.) do the splits

to spread your legs wide apart so that your legs touch the floor along their whole length