Dictionary

A crack or longitudinal fissure.

A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

(leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

Example: He has split his lip.

Of something solid, particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

To share; to divide.

Example: We split the money among three people.

To leave.

Example: Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party.

(cheerleading) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.