The difference between Split and Take off

When used as verbs, split means of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line, whereas take off means to remove.

Split is also noun with the meaning: a crack or longitudinal fissure.

Split is also adjective with the meaning: divided.

check bellow for the other definitions of Split and Take off

  1. Split as an adjective:

    Divided.

    Examples:

    "Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan."

  2. Split as an adjective (algebra, of a [[short exact sequence]]):

    Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.

  3. Split as an adjective (of coffee):

    Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.

  4. Split as an adjective (stock exchange, of an order, sale, etc.):

    Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.

  5. Split as an adjective (stock exchange, historical, of quotations):

    Given in sixteenths rather than the usual eighths.

    Examples:

    "<math>10\frac{3}{16}</math> is a split quotation."

  6. Split as an adjective (London stock exchange):

    Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.

  1. Split as a noun:

    A crack or longitudinal fissure.

  2. Split as a noun:

    A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

  3. Split as a noun:

    A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

  4. Split as a noun (leather manufacture):

    One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

  5. Split as a noun (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase “to do the splits”):

    A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.

  6. Split as a noun (baseball, slang):

    A split-finger fastball.

    Examples:

    "He’s got a nasty split."

  7. Split as a noun (bowling):

    A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

  8. Split as a noun:

    A split shot or split stroke.

  9. Split as a noun:

    A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.

  10. Split as a noun (US):

    A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or one quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.

  11. Split as a noun:

    A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, half the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.

  12. Split as a noun (athletics):

    The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.

    Examples:

    "In the 3000m race, his 800m split was 1:45.32"

  13. Split as a noun (video games):

    The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.

  14. Split as a noun (construction):

    A tear resulting from tensile stresses.

  15. Split as a noun (gambling):

    A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

  16. Split as a noun (music):

    A recording containing songs by multiple artists.

  1. Split as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

    Examples:

    "He has split his lip."

  2. Split as a verb (intransitive):

    Of something solid particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

  3. Split as a verb (transitive):

    To share; to divide.

    Examples:

    "We split the money among three people."

  4. Split as a verb (slang):

    To leave.

    Examples:

    "Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party."

  5. Split as a verb:

    To separate or break up.

    Examples:

    "Did you hear Dick and Jane split? They'll probably get a divorce."

  6. Split as a verb (algebra, transitive, and, intransitive, acts on a [[polynomial]]):

    To factor into linear factors.

  7. Split as a verb:

    To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

  8. Split as a verb:

    To burst out laughing.

  9. Split as a verb (slang, dated):

    To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Thackeray"

  10. Split as a verb (sports):

    In athletics (esp. baseball), when both teams involved in a doubleheader each win one game and lose another game.

    Examples:

    "Boston split with Philadelphia in a doubleheader, winning the first game 3-1 before losing 2-0 in the nightcap."

  1. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To remove.

    Examples:

    "He took off his shoes''."

    "The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word."

    "Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm."

  2. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To imitate, often in a satirical manner.

  3. Take off as a verb (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft):

    To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

    Examples:

    "The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3."

  4. Take off as a verb (intransitive):

    To become successful, to flourish.

    Examples:

    "The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit."

  5. Take off as a verb (intransitive):

    To depart.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to take off now."

    "Take off, loser!"

  6. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To quantify.

    Examples:

    "I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project."

  7. Take off as a verb (transitive):

    To absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.

    Examples:

    "If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa."

    "He decided to let his mother take a night off from cooking, so he took her and his siblings out to dinner."

  8. Take off as a verb (intransitive, slang, dated):

    To take drugs; to inject drugs.

  9. Take off as a verb (transitive, slang, dated):

    To steal (something) or rob (someone).

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