Crossword answer · 5 letters
SPLIT definition and meaning
split · verb
What does SPLIT mean?
To divide a restaurant bill so that more than one person pays a share.
What does SPLIT mean in a crossword?
SPLIT appears in the reviewed clue “Divide, as the check.” “As the check” supplies an example of what is being divided and confirms a base-form verb.
Why is SPLIT useful to learn?
This teaching profile is included because SPLIT has a verified clue relationship and demonstrates how wording, grammar, length, or wordplay narrows a fill.
Common clue patterns
- Divide, as the check
- Friends may do this when each person pays part of a restaurant bill.
- 5-letter direct definition answer confirmed by crossings
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
To SPLIT the check is to divide a restaurant bill among the diners. The phrase after the comma supplies the specific object that makes SPLIT the natural verb. A different clue may target another sense, so solvers should still confirm the grammar and crossing letters.