Split Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The project was split up into manageable tasks to ensure timely completion.
- The inheritance was split up among the siblings according to the will.
- The developer planned to split up the large parcel of land into smaller residential plots.
- The assets of the bankrupt company were split up and sold to several investors.
- The team split up to cover more areas during the search and rescue operation.
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Meaning 2
Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- They decided to split up after years of problems in their marriage.
- The couple had grown apart and eventually decided it was time to split up.
- Many people still consider divorce a taboo, but they finally split up after being unhappy for years.
- Their troubles ended when they decided to split up and start fresh.
- Sadly, they began thinking of the option to split up due to so many fights.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The couple had been together for many years, but they decided to split up due to irreconcilable differences.
- After years of working together, the band members finally decided to split up and pursue solo projects.
- My best friend and I had a huge argument and decided to split up for a while to cool down.
- As the business grew, the partners started to have different visions and eventually decided to split up.
- I tried to convince them to work things out, but in the end, they split up and went their separate ways.
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Meaning 4
Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- When she dropped the mirror on the floor, it split_up into a thousand pieces of sharp glass.
- The book fell apart in his hands, with some of its pages split_up and hanging loosely.
- As they hit the water, the wooden raft began to break down and split_up into several large chunks.
- In the explosion, the debris was thrown in all directions as the building began to split_up.
- When you folded the paper so many times, it eventually became too weak and would split_up easily if you pulled it.