Share — Defs

01 n. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

1.
The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
2.
The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed.

02 n. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.

1.
A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
2.
Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend.
3.
Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
4.
The pubes; the sharebone.[Obs.]

Phrases & compounds

To go shares — to partake; to be equally concerned.

Share and share alike — in equal shares.

03 v. t. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.

imp. & p. p. Shared; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharing

1.
To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
“Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger.” — Swift.
2.
To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
“While avarice and rapine share the land.” — Milton.
3.
To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.[Obs.]
“The shared visage hangs on equal sides.” — Dryden.

04 v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.

1.
To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
“A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father.” — Locke.