split

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When we split off to form egcs the main resistance was to the idea that there would be a fork at all.

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Quick take

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of split gathered in one view.

noun

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

noun

a bottle containing half the usual amount

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a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for split.

noun

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

noun

a bottle containing half the usual amount

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a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

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a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

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an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"

noun

an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

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a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

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(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"

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an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

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the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

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division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

verb

separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

verb

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"

verb

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"

verb

go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

verb

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"

adjective

having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

See also: disconnected, disunited, fragmented

adjective

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

Example sentences

When we split off to form egcs the main resistance was to the idea that there would be a fork at all.

We would split this up, part of it being done in-house and a bunch contracted to teachers around the state.

The group will naturally split up within a few minutes and you'll be left speaking with new people.

This wood is incredibly dense and has proven difficult to split by any means, even after 3 years of seasoning.

I, too, have a random number generator that I am willing to part with on very reasonable terms, cash/equity split negotiable.

Since the route field on flights plans expects short input and this flight's route is dramatically longer, it caused an FAA system to split the flight arbitrarily into different legs.

The entire discussion was initiated by me and I am the one responsible for split.\n- Deena is a wonderful entrepreneur and I have very high regards for her.

For teams--particularly large teams--to work together requires a certain camaraderie that is orders of magnitude easier to manage when physically colocated. This also applies to teams that are geographically split.