halved

Cut in two

Halved means divided into two equal parts: She halved the apple and gave me half.

In cooking, to halve something is to cut it in two or reduce it by half: Halve the recipe if you're cooking for fewer people.

In golf, to halve a hole or match is to tie it.

sensename

bisect

Divide into two equal portions

divide · slice · cut · partition · section · carve · dissect · quarter · segment · sunder

portion

piece

A portion or segment

wedge · fraction · part · chunk · serving · split · moiety · hemisphere · semicircle

reduce

decrease

Become or make smaller

slash · shrink · curtail · downsize · reduce · minimize · trim · pare

symmetry

bilateral

Involving two parties

even · equal · balanced · congruent · identical · duplicate · corresponding · paired · equivalent

Categories
Opposites
division/multiplication quantity

halveddoubled

Increased twofold

multiplied · quadrupled · tripled · trebled · increased

wholeness/integrity

halvedwhole

Full and undivided

intact · undivided · complete · unhalved · uncut

Phrases
Family

halves, halve, halving, halvings

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G