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.