split off (from something)

split off (from something)
split off (from something)
to separate away from something; to sever connection with and separate from something. •

A large iceberg split off from the glacier and made an enormous splash.

A giant chunk of ice split off and floated away.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • split off (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split away (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split something off (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: split off : an act of splitting off or something that is split off from something else a succession of left wing split offs specifically : a transfer of a distinctive business constituting one of two or more… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split something away (from something) — ˌsplit aˈway/ˈoff (from sth) | ˌsplit sthaˈway/ˈoff (from sth) derived to separate from, or to separate sth from, a larger object or group • A rebel faction has split away from the main group. • The storm split a branch off from the main trunk.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split-off — /split awf , of /, n. 1. the act of separating or splitting away from something else. 2. something that has split or has been split from something else. 3. Com. a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby the capital stock of a… …   Universalium

  • split — split1 W3S2 [splıt] v past tense and past participle split present participle splitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(disagree)¦ 2¦(separate into parts)¦ 3¦(break or tear)¦ 4¦(share)¦ 5¦(injure)¦ 6¦(end relationship)¦ 7¦(leave)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • split — 1 /splIt/ verb past tense and past participle splitpresent participle splitting 1 INTO GROUPS also split up (I, T) if a group of people splits or is split, it divides into two or more groups, because one group strongly disagrees with the other:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Split — Sometimes, companies split their outstanding shares into a larger number of shares. If a company with 1 million shares did a two for one split, the company would have 2 million shares. An investor with 100 shares before the split would hold 200… …   Financial and business terms

  • split — Sometimes companies split their outstanding shares into more shares. If a company with 1 million shares executes a two for one split, the company would have 2 million shares. An investor with 100 shares before the split would hold 200 shares… …   Financial and business terms

  • split — I. verb (split; splitting) Etymology: Dutch splitten, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle High German splīzen to split and probably to Old High German spaltan to split Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. a. to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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