Definitions of split:

• noun:   extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
• noun:   an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

  Example: "They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

• noun:   (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

  Example: "He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"

• noun:   a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
• noun:   an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
• noun:   a lengthwise crack in wood

  Example: "He inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

• noun:   a promised or claimed share of loot or money

  Example: "He demanded his split before they disbanded"

• noun:   a bottle containing half the usual amount
• noun:   division of a group into opposing factions
• noun:   the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
• noun:   an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
• verb:   separate into parts or portions
• verb:   break open or apart suddenly
• verb:   separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
• verb:   go one's own away; move apart
• verb:   discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

  Example: "My friend and I split up"

• adjective:   being divided or separated

  Example: "Split between love and hate"

• adjective:   broken or burst apart longitudinally

  Example: "After the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"

• adjective:   (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

  Example: "We bought split logs for the fireplace"

• adjective:   having a long rip or tear

  Example: "A split lip"

• adjective:   having been divided; having the unity destroyed

  Example: "A split group"