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