split
US /splɪt/
・UK /splɪt/
A2
adjecitve
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- (Of a decision) when people cannot decide a winner
verb
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
- To have difference of opinion in a group
- To separate into two or more pieces
- To divide something in an even or fair way
noun
- Difference of opinion in a group causing a break
- Separation or a break in something
Examples
A serious split in the ruling coalition appeared soon after the election.
The ripe seed pod splits open and scatters the seeds.