split
- noun
- /splɪt/
- He can still do the splits, I'll tell you.
- cartwheels and splits
- straddle split
- one-leg split
When you do it do splits again.
- When you do it do splits again.
- Like I will quite happily take your advice on a good Pushpa leg split.
- Oh, the gang wrestles for the troops was in that episode and Jean shorts like the Jean shorts we had weird did the splits thing with Jean shorts.
Examples
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You actually thought you could learn to do a full split in one night?
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Do a split, give a yell.
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Hey, can you do the split?
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Father, I did the splits today.
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I have to stretch out in splits to get those legs warm.
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You're just jealous 'cause I can do the splits.
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I did the splits.
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On the roof of a factory outlet, there was a giant model of Spider-Man doing the splits.
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During the gymnastics competition, she executed a beautiful split that impressed the judges.
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The dancer gracefully moved into a split, showcasing her flexibility and control.
Idioms
Compounds
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A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
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A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
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A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
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A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'
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Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
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A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
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A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
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A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
How Wide
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Split comes from an old word meaning 'to divide' or 'separate'. That is why a split in gymnastics or dance is when the legs are opened wide in opposite directions, as if the body has been divided into two parts.