ladder vs split up

split up vs ladder

ladder and split up both are nouns.

ladder and split up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ladder	Yes	No	Yes	No
split up	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, split up is a hypernym of ladder; that is, split up is a word with a broader meaning than ladder:

ladder: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
split up: become separated into pieces or fragments

Other hypernyms of ladder include break, come apart, fall apart, separate.

ladder (noun)	split up (noun)
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down	an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
a row of unravelled stitches
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

ladder (verb)	split up (verb)
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging	become separated into pieces or fragments
	get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	separate into parts or portions

Difference between ladder and split up

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