split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain
a congenital split in the upper lip on one or both sides of the centre, often associated with a cleft palate
a sentence which resembles a cleft sentence by conveying emphasis or politeness through the use of a relative clause, such as what we want is money representing we want money
be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences
a sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it’s money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to
a sentence which resembles a cleft sentence by conveying emphasis or politeness through the use of a relative clause, such as what we want is money representing we want money