An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
A piece made by splitting.
A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
split, divided, or partially divided into two.
To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
Force, power; especially in by dint of.
To dent.