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split on a rock

split on a rock verb: to completely fail in one's attempt.

Verb

split on a rock (third-person singular simple present splits on a rock, present participle splitting on a rock, simple past and past participle split on a rock)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To completely fail in one's attempt

Forms of split on a rock

third-person singular presentsplits on a rock
present participlesplitting on a rock
past participlesplit on a rock
pastsplit on a rock

Questions about split on a rock

What does split on a rock mean?
Split on a rock means to completely fail in one's attempt.
What part of speech is split on a rock?
Split on a rock is a verb.
What is the past tense of split on a rock?
The past tense of split on a rock is split on a rock.

Words near split on a rock in the dictionary

  1. split lunch
  2. split lunches
  3. split monomorphism
  4. split monomorphisms
  5. split off
  6. split on a rock
  7. split one's sides
  8. split pea
  9. split peas
  10. split personalities
  11. split personality

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