splits

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/splɪts/

noun

A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of split
nounthe splits pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlycheerleadingA maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of split

Translations

Bulgarian шпага́т
  • шпага́т (špagát)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Catalan espagat
  • espagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Chinese Mandarin 一字馬 /一字马, 劈叉
  • 一字馬 /一字马 (yīzìmǎ)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • 劈叉 (pǐchà)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Czech provaz
  • provazmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Danish spagat
  • spagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Dutch grand écart, spagaat
  • grand écartmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • spagaatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • splitmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Finnish spagaatti
  • spagaattimanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
French grand écart
  • grand écartmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
German Spagat
  • Spagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Greek σπαγγάτο
  • σπαγγάτο (spangáto)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Hebrew שְׁפָּגָט
  • שְׁפָּגָט (shpagát)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Italian spaccata
  • spaccatamanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Japanese 開脚, 股割り
  • 開脚 (kaikyaku)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • 股割り (matawari)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Korean 다리 찢기
  • 다리 찢기 (dari jjitgi)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Norwegian Bokmål spagat
  • spagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Polish szpagat
  • szpagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Portuguese espacate
  • espacatemanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Romanian șpagat
  • șpagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Russian шпага́т
  • шпага́т (špagát)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Spanish espagar, spagat
  • espagarmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • spagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Swedish spagat
  • spagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Turkish split, şpagat
  • splitmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
  • şpagatmanoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Ukrainian шпага́т
  • шпага́т (špahát)manoeuvre, acrobatic feat
Cite this entry
APA

splits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splits

MLA

“splits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splits. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splits,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splits.

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