of split-to divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.-to burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.-to divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.-to divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.-to part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.-to be broken; to be dashed to pieces.-to separate into parties or factions.-to burst with laughter.-to divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.-to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.-a crack, or longitudinal fissure.-a breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.-a piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.-specif (leather manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.-a division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.-the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share.  the market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. the split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.-the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.-divided; cleft.-divided deeply; cleft.