Noun
split up -
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"
split ,
stock split
Verb
split up -
separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts" ; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
divide ,
split ,
separate ,
dissever ,
carve up
unify ,
unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990" ; "the cells merge"
change integrity change in physical make-up
subdivide divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
initialise ,
initialize ,
format assign an initial value to a computer program
sectionalise ,
sectionalize divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
triangulate survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"
unitise ,
unitize separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"
lot divide into lots, as of land, for example
parcel make into a wrapped container
sliver ,
splinter form into slivers; "sliver wood"
paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
canton divide into cantons, of a country
balkanise ,
balkanize divide a territory into small, hostile states
split up -
become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke" ; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
break ,
separate ,
fall apart ,
come apart
change integrity change in physical make-up
decompose ,
break down ,
break up separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break open ,
split ,
burst open with force; "He broke open the picnic basket"
puncture be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
bust ,
burst come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
smash break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
ladder ,
run come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken" ; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
crack ,
snap break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
fragment ,
fragmentise ,
fragmentize ,
break up laugh unrestrainedly
crush break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
split up -
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"
separate ,
part ,
split ,
break ,
break up
give the bounce ,
give the gate ,
give the axe terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
disunify ,
break apart break up or separate; "The country is disunifying" ; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
disassociate ,
disunite ,
divorce ,
dissociate ,
disjoint part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
break with end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"
divorce ,
split up get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
secede ,
splinter ,
break away withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
break away ,
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken" ; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
split up -
get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
divorce
get hitched with ,
get married ,
hook up with ,
conjoin ,
marry ,
wed ,
espouse take in marriage
split up ,
part ,
split ,
separate ,
break up ,
break divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
