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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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"
[syn: split, stock split, split up]


VERB (4)

1. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage;
- Example: "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
[syn: divorce, split up]

2. separate into parts or portions;
- Example: "divide the cake into three equal parts"
- Example: "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
[syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up]

3. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
- Example: "The business partners broke over a tax question"
- Example: "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"
- Example: "My friend and I split up"
[syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up]

4. become separated into pieces or fragments;
- Example: "The figurine broke"
- Example: "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
[syn: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

split up
    n 1: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a
         corporation without changing the shareholders' equity;
         "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
         [syn: split, stock split, split up]
    v 1: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple
         divorced after only 6 months" [syn: divorce, split up]
    2: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three
       equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after
       World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate,
       dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite]
    3: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
       "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
       couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and
       I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split,
       break, break up]
    4: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
       broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break,
       separate, split up, fall apart, come apart]