split

1. split (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

Example: He has split his lip.

2. split (verb) — sense 2

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

3. split (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To share; to divide.

Example: We split the money among three people.

4. split (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Divided.

Example: Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.

5. split (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.

6. split (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.

7. split (noun) — sense 7

Definition: A crack or longitudinal fissure.

8. split (noun) — sense 8

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

Example: It destroys the class system and exploitation; it heals the split in man's nature and the crippled, one-sided development of the individual.

9. split (noun) — sense 9

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

Example: The kernels split in shelling, known as splits, form a fifth grade of shelled Virginia peanuts.