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7 VERB If two or more people split something, they share it between them. □ [V n] I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill. □ [be V -ed + between ] All exhibits are for sale, the proceeds being split between Oxfam and the artist.

8 → see also splitting

▸  split off PHRASAL VERB If people split off from a group, they stop being part of the group and become separated from it. □ [V P ] Somehow, Quentin split off from his comrades. □ [V P n] …the Youth Wing which split off the National Liberal party earlier this year.

▸  split up

1 PHRASAL VERB If two people split up , or if someone or something splits them up , they end their relationship or marriage. □ [V P ] My parents split up when I was 16. □ [V n P ] I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up. □ [V P + with ] I split up with my boyfriend last year.

2 PHRASAL VERB If a group of people split up or are split up , they go away in different directions. □ [V P ] Did the two of you split up in the woods? □ [V P n] This situation has split up the family. □ [V n P ] Touring the album temporarily split the band up.

3 PHRASAL VERB If you split something up , or if it splits up , you divide it so that it is in a number of smaller separate sections. □ [V P n] Any thought of splitting up the company was unthinkable, they said. □ [V n P ] Even though museums have begged to borrow her collection, she could never split it up. □ [V P ] Her company has had to split up and work from two locations.

spli t e nds N‑PLURAL If you have split ends , some of your hairs are split at the ends because they are dry or damaged.

spli t in|fi ni|tive (split infinitives ) N‑COUNT A split infinitive is a structure in which an adverb is put between 'to' and the infinitive of a verb, as in 'to really experience it'. Some people think it is incorrect to use split infinitives.

spli t-le vel ADJ [usu ADJ n] A split-level house or room has part of the ground floor at a different level from another part, usually because the house has been built on ground that slopes.

spli t per|son|a l|ity (split personalities ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone has a split personality , you mean that their moods can change so much that they seem to have two separate personalities.

spli t-scree n (split-screens )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time. □  …split-screen movies.

2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] On a computer screen, a split-screen is a display of two different things in separate parts of the screen. [COMPUTING ]

spli t se |cond also split-second N‑SING A split second is an extremely short period of time. □  Her gaze met Michael's for a split second.

split|ting /spl I t I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] A splitting headache is a very severe and painful one.

splodge /splɒ dʒ/ (splodges ) N‑COUNT A splodge is a large uneven mark or stain, especially one that has been caused by a liquid. [BRIT ] in AM, use splotch

splotch /splɒ tʃ/ (splotches ) N‑COUNT A splotch is a large uneven mark or stain, especially one that has been caused by a liquid.

splurge /splɜː ^r dʒ/ (splurges , splurging , splurged ) VERB If you splurge on something, you spend a lot of money, usually on things that you do not need. □ [V + on ] We splurged on Bohemian glass for gifts, and for ourselves.

splut|ter /splʌ tə ^r / (splutters , spluttering , spluttered )