1. (

• divide ,
• split ,
• split_up ,
• separate ,
• dissever ,
• carve_up

) separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" ;

2. (

• cleave ,
• split ,
• rive ,

) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" ;

3. (

• separate ,
• part ,
• split_up ,
• split ,
• break ,
• break_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" ;

4. (

• separate ,
• part ,
• split

) go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" ;

5. (

• burst ,
• split ,
• break_open ,

) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" ;

1. (

• rending ,
• ripping ,
• splitting

) resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward" ;