splitting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb separate into parts or portions
divide; separate; split up; split; carve up; dissever.
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
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verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
rive; cleave; split.
- cleave the bone
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verb discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
break; break up; separate; split up; part; split.
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
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verb go one's own way; move apart
part; split; separate.
- The friends separated after the party
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verb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
break open; split; burst.
- The bubble burst
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adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
rending; ripping.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
