split
/ˈsplit/
verb
to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers
to affect as if by cleaving or forcing apart
to tear or rend apart : burst
the river splits the town in two
adjective
divided, fractured
prepared for use by splitting
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noun
a narrow break made by or as if by splitting
an arrangement of bowling pins left standing with space for pins between them
a piece split off or made thin by splitting