# splits

Pronunciation: say "SPLITS" /splɪts/

## Noun

1. A move in which the legs are stretched fully apart in a straight line, either out to both sides or with one leg forward and one back.
   - Simple: A move where you slide your legs straight out in opposite ways until they make one line.
   - _The dancer lowered herself into the splits with effortless control._
   - _Cheerleaders ended the routine by dropping into the splits in unison._
2. Plural of split. — plural of split
   - Simple: Plural of split. Use this form when there is more than one.
   - _Several deep splits ran through the old wooden beam._
   - _The negotiations produced a series of awkward splits among the partners._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of split. — third-person singular simple present indicative of split
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of split. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _He splits firewood every fall before the first snow arrives._
   - _The river splits into two channels near the delta._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/splits (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).