General Definition: 1. The act of cutting along a long thin object, such as splitting open a stick or slicing a vegetable, or any thing or any action directly or indirectly associated with this, especially beans or peas. As a Noun: 1. The pods of a climbing plant, or the seeds that the pods contain, which are eaten as a vegetable. English = beans. 2. Small, round, green seeds which are eaten as a vegetable. English = peas. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To prepare beans or pea pods to be cooked and eaten by cutting along the bean or splitting open the pod.