split up
verb, adjective
Forms splits up splitting up
- verb (intransitive, idiomatic, Of a group of people) Cease to be together, break apart from the group. “After she left to go travelling, my girlfriend and I split up.”
- verb (transitive) separate, disassociate, cause to come apart. “The brothers never behaved in class when they were together, so we had to split them up for the exam.”
- adjective Divided or separated.
- adjective (slang, obsolete) Of a person: having long legs.
Synonyms
split stock split divorce divide separate dissever carve up part break break up fall apart come apart
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