Noun

1. Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
2. A bottle containing half the usual amount
3. A promised or claimed share of loot or money
4. A lengthwise crack in wood
5. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
6. An old croatian city on the adriatic sea
7. A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
8. (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
9. An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
10. The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
11. Division of a group into opposing factions

Verb

1. Separate into parts or portions
2. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
3. Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
4. Go one's own way; move apart
5. Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure