Commentary: SPLIT[+event][+posture][+gymnastic][+extension][+right_angled][+of_legs][+to_torso]
NOTE: usually in the plural form
Examples:
The gymnast did the splits on the balance beam.
Be respectful of your groin muscles when attempting the splits.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: SPLIT[+quantity][+portion][+half][+of_liquor]
Examples:
She had a split of champagne and a slice of angel food cake every night before bedtime.
We ordered a split of red table wine to go with our dinner.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: SPLIT[+quantity][+portion][+of_assets]
Examples:
The robber's split of the bank takings was about 1 million dollars.
The playoffs are currently a split with each team having won two games.
The partners' split of the proceeds was fifty-fifty.
Mappings:
PropBank: split.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: SPLIT[+form][+flaw][+crack][+lengthwise]
Examples:
John replaced several planks on his wooden deck that had splits in them.
The split in the sidewalk was caused by an earthquake.
Dietary deficiencies can result in splits in the fingernails.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: SPLIT[+form][+flaw][+tear][+in_fabric]
Examples:
There is a split in the seam of this blouse.
A beam of sunlight came through a small split in the curtain.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: SPLIT[+artifact][+food][+dessert][+ice_cream][+with_fruit_and_toppings]
Examples:
Mary ordered a banana split.
The double split has four scoops of ice cream, chocolate, walnuts, cherries, peaches and whipped cream.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: SPLIT[+event][+division][+of_group][+into_subunits]
Examples:
The split between rich and poor has gradually decreased in their society.
The presence of this third-party candidate has caused a major split in their political party.
That species' split from its ancestor occurred about 20 million years ago.
Mappings:
PropBank: split.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11
Commentary: SPLIT[+event][+breakup][+romantic]
Examples:
The Hollywood couple's split was highly publicized.
John's painful split from his second wife has made him wary of marriage in general.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c
Commentary: SPLIT[+event][+financial][+change][+quantity][+of_shares][+stock][+without_change][+of_equity]
Examples:
Sally's company just had a 1-for-2 stock split.
After the split, John owned 400 shares of the firm, not 200.
The company has had two reverse splits in the past three years, so Bob went from owning 1000 shares to owning 250 shares.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: SPLIT[+event][+destructive][+rending_apart]
Examples:
The split of the trunk in two by a lightening strike was very dramatic.
The dealer's split of the card deck into three parts was very quick.
Mappings:
PropBank: split.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: SPLIT[+quantity][+portion][+time][+of_race]
Examples:
Was was the split time of each marathon runner?
His split time was better during the first race than during the second.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: SPLIT[+form][+configuration][+divided][+of_pins][+bowling]
Examples:
The pins were split after John's first ball in the tenth frame.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8