Split and Tear

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Split

Split verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: split logs for the winter's supply of wood

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Tear is a synonym for split in crack topic. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead the word "Split" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like fracture, cut, nature, assemble. popular alternative

Nearby Words: splice, splitting, splitter

Tear

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Usage example: angrily tore the letter to shreds

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Split is a synonym for tear in cut topic. You can use "Split" instead the word "Tear" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as rip, action, thing, fracture. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

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physical	physical split	physical tear
perfect	perfect split	perfect tear
single	single split	single tear
nasty	nasty split	nasty tear
Other adjectives: small, massive, large, big, little, dark, noticeable, planetary, general, final, less, last, giant, dimensional, biggest, largest.

Common collocations

soul	split soul	tear soul
party	split party	tear party
people	split people	tear people
body	split body	tear body
Other words: family, house, time, way, universe, earth, country, half, game, book, head, damage, planet.

Both words in one sentence

Christine objects, Harry decides to split the difference at $52.50, and it prompts a tear from Bull, "the end of an era".

Source: Series / Night Court
I Love Nuclear Power: Entropists can tear apart molecular bonds and split atoms to decay matter, irradiate opponents, and even atomize people.

Source: Tabletop Game / Psionics: The Next Stage in Human Evolution
To rive something is to split, crack, or tear something violently.

Source: Tabletop Game / Psionics: The Next Stage in Human Evolution

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