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Lead and Split

lead

noun

  • An advantage held by a competitor in a race.
    • usage: "he took the lead at the last turn"
  • A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.
    • usage: "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
  • Evidence pointing to a possible solution.
    • usage: "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
  • A position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'. )
    • usage: "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"
  • The angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile. )
  • The introductory section of a story.
    • usage: "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"
  • Sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. (
  • An actor who plays a principal role.
  • Baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base. (
    • usage: "he took a long lead off first"
  • An indication of potential opportunity.
    • usage: "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
  • A news story of major importance.
  • The timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine.
  • Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal.
  • Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing.
  • Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil.
  • A jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.
    • usage: "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"
  • The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.
    • usage: "the lead was in the dummy"

verb

  • Take somebody somewhere.
    • usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • Have as a result or residue.
    • usage: "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
  • Tend to or result in.
    • usage: "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
  • Travel in front of; go in advance of others.
    • usage: "The procession was headed by John"
  • Cause to undertake a certain action.
    • usage: "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
  • Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
    • usage: "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
  • Be in charge of.
    • usage: "Who is heading this project"
  • Be ahead of others; be the first.
    • usage: "she topped her class every year"
  • Be conducive to.
    • usage: "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
  • Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
    • usage: "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  • Lead, extend, or afford access.
    • usage: "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    • synonyms: go
  • Move ahead (of others) in time or space.
  • Cause something to pass or lead somewhere.
    • usage: "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
  • Preside over.
    • usage: "John moderated the discussion"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

lead is an element that was once used as a pigment and drying agent in paint. An elevated level of lead in the body can cause serious damage to the brain, nervous system, kidneys and red blood cells. The degree of harm is related to the amount of exposure and the age at which a person is exposed. The Federal government estimates that lead is present in about 75 percent of all private homes in the United States built before 1978.

split

noun

  • Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back. )
  • A bottle containing half the usual amount.
  • A promised or claimed share of loot or money.
    • usage: "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
  • A lengthwise crack in wood.
    • usage: "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
  • An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
    • usage: "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
  • An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
  • A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.
  • Tenpin bowling. ( a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl)
    • usage: "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
  • An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
    • usage: "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
  • The act of rending or ripping or splitting something.
    • usage: "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
  • Division of a group into opposing factions.
    • usage: "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

verb

  • Separate into parts or portions.
    • usage: "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
  • Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
    • usage: "cleave the bone"
  • Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
    • usage: "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
  • Go one's own way; move apart.
    • usage: "The friends separated after the party"
  • Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
    • usage: "The bubble burst"

adjective

  • Having been divided; having the unity destroyed.
    • usage: "Congress... Gave the impression of... A confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations- E. B. White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
  • Especially of wood. ( cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain)
    • usage: "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
  • (n.) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current.
  • (n.) A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass.
  • (n.) The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind.
  • (n.) Short for Split shot or stroke.
  • (a.) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
  • (a.) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 10/ is a split quotation.
  • (a.) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc.
  • (n.) Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl.
  • (n.) Any of the dents of a reed.
  • (v.t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
  • (a.) Divided deeply; cleft.
  • (v.i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.
  • (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
  • (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.
  • (imp.&p.p.) of Split.
  • (v.i.) To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
  • (v.i.) To burst with laughter.
  • (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
  • (v.t.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
  • (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
  • (v.t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, especially by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
  • (n.) A piece that is split off or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
  • (v.i.) To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
  • (v.i.) To separate into parties or factions.
  • (n.) A crack or longitudinal fissure.
  • (v.i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
  • (v.t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
  • (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
  • (a.) Divided; cleft.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

When a company increases the number of shares it has outstanding. In a two-for-one' Split', each share is split into two. The investor's percentage of equity in the company remains the same. So, if you had 100 shares valued at $50, each, after the split you would have 200 shares valued at $25 each. Companies often split their stock when the price gets too high. There are also reverse splits, when companies decrease the number of shares outstanding.

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