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To split on a rock

Split \Split\, v. i.

  1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.

  2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.

    The ship splits on the rock.
    --Shak.

  3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.]

  4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.]

    Each had a gravity would make you split.
    --Pope.

  5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach. [Slang]
    --Thackeray.

  6. (Blackjack) To divide one hand of blackjack into two hands; -- a strategy allowed to a player when the first two cards dealt to the player have the same value.

  7. To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's split. [Slang]

    To split on a rock, to fail; to to err fatally; to have the hopes and designs frustrated.