divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/noun
Definitions
A thing that divides.
Example: Stay on your side of the divide, please.
An act of dividing.
Example: The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
A distancing between two people or things.
Example: There is a great divide between us.
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Example: If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
verb
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To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Example: a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
To share (something) by dividing it.
Example: How shall we divide this pie?
(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
Example: If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
To be a divisor of.
Example: 3 divides 6.