English > split up: 5 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | separate into parts or portions. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | divide, split, separate, dissever, carve up |
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| Narrower | Balkanize, Balkanise | divide a territory into small, hostile states |
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| canton | divide into cantons, of a country |
| format, initialize, initialise | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data |
| lot | divide into lots, as of land, for example |
| paragraph | divide into paragraphs, as of text |
| parcel | divide into parts |
| sectionalize, sectionalise | divide into sections, especially into geographic sections |
| sliver, splinter | divide into slivers or splinters |
| subdivide | divide into smaller and smaller pieces |
| triangulate | divide into triangles / triangles or give a triangular form to |
| unitize, unitise | divide (bulk material) and process as units |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
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| Opposite | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
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| Spanish | desdoblar, desunir, dividir, escindir, fragmentar, partir, repartir, separar |
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| Catalan | desdoblar, dividir, partir, repartir, separar |
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English > split up: 5 senses > verb 4, change| Meaning | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
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| Synonyms | break, separate, fall apart, come apart |
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| Narrower | break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise | break or cause to break into pieces |
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| burst, split, break open | Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure |
| burst, bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully |
| crush | Become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure |
| ladder, run | Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
| puncture | Be pierced or punctured |
| smash | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow |
| snap, crack | Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
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| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
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| Similar to | break | Destroy the integrity of |
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| Spanish | partirse, romperse |
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| Catalan | partir-se, partir, trencar-se, trencar |
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