| split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
schism
split | division of a group into opposing factions, another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
rent rip
split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
| split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
split stock split
split up | 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 |
reverse split
reverse stock split
split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
| split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
| split | (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 |
split rail
fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
split-half correlation
chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
| split infinitive | an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go') |
| split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
| split-pea soup | made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery |
| split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
| banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
| split-pea | dried hulled pea, used in soup |
| Split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea |
rip
rent
snag
split
tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart, there was a rip in his pants, she had snags in her stockings |
| split | a lengthwise crack in wood, he inserted the wedge into a split in the log |
| split end | (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen |
| split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money, he demanded his split before they disbanded |
| split | a bottle containing half the usual amount |
split personality
multiple personality | a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge |
a blink of an eye
flash
heartbeat
instant jiffy
split second
trice
twinkling
wink
New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
| split run | a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition |
| split shift | a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between |
burst
split break open | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure, The bubble burst |
break
separate split up
fall apart come apart | become separated into pieces or fragments, The figurine broke, The freshly baked loaf fell apart |
cleave
split
rive | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument, cleave the bone |
separate
part split | go one's own way, move apart, The friends separated after the party |
separate part
split up split
break d break up | discontinue an association or relation, go different ways, The business partners broke over a tax question, The couple separated after years of marriage, My friend and I split up |
divide
split split up separate dissever
carve up | separate into parts or portions, divide the cake into three equal parts, The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I |
divorce
split up | get a divorce, formally terminate a marriage, The couple divorced after only months |
| split | (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain, we bought split logs for the fireplace |
disconnected
disunited
fragmented
split | 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 |
lickety split
lickety cut | without delay, she tackled the job lickety-split |