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    • split :separate into parts or portions
      • divide the cake into three equal parts|The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

    • split :having been divided; having the unity destroyed
      • Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces|a league of disunited nations|a fragmented coalition|a split group

    • split :separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
      • cleave the bone

    • split :(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
      • we bought split logs for the fireplace

    • split :a promised or claimed share of loot or money
      • he demanded his split before they disbanded

    • split :discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
      • The business partners broke over a tax question|The couple separated after 25 years of marriage|My friend and I split up

    • split :a lengthwise crack in wood
      • he inserted the wedge into a split in the log

    • split :go one's own way; move apart
      • The friends separated after the party

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