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| dou·ble [ dúbb'l ] |
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1. being twice as much or many: being twice as much in size, number, or value
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2. having two similar parts: consisting of two identical, similar, or equal parts
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3. meant for two people: designed or intended for two people
  reserved a double room
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4. fitting double bed: describes bedding of a size that will fit onto a double bed
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5. two-layered: consisting of two layers
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6. folded over once: folded in two, or bent over
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7. of two elements: consisting of two different parts
a phrase with a double meaning
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8. acting in contrasting or opposing ways: acting one way while feeling very differently, especially when this involves hypocrisy or deceit
led a double life
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9. botany having extra petals: describes flowers that have more petals than normal or plants that have flowers of this type
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10. music sounding octave below: sounding an octave of a musical instrument lower than the written music indicates
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adverb |
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1. twice as much: twice as much as normal
had to pay double to get in
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2. in two layers: so as to form two layers
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noun (plural dou·bles) |
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1. two together: two viewed or regarded together
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2. twice normal amount: twice the normal or standard amount
He offered me double.
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3. two measures of drink: a drink containing two single measures, especially of spirits
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informal
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4. duplicate in appearance: somebody or something that looks very like another, especially a living person bearing a strong resemblance to somebody else
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5. room for two people: a hotel room for two people
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6. ghost identical to living person: an apparition that closely resembles a living person
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7. stand-in for movie star: a replacement for a movie actor, e.g. in scenes that involve danger, special skill, or nudity
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8. bet on two races: a bet on two races, in which any winnings from the first become the stake for the second
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informal
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9. success in two events: success in two events or competitions in the same or successive years or series or against the same opponent
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10. abrupt directional change: a sharp change of direction
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11. bridge call increasing score: in an auction at bridge, a call that increases the score for succeeding or failing in a contract
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12. tennis
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informal
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Same as double fault
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13. baseball baseball hit: in baseball, a hit that enables a batter to reach second base
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14. military fast marching pace: a fast marching pace at twice the usual speed
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15. printing
Same as doublet (sense 3)
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verb (past and past participle dou·bled, present participle dou·bling, 3rd person present singular dou·bles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb increase twofold: to make something twice as large or numerous, or become twice as much or many
We doubled our profits the following year.
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2. transitive verb fold something in two: to fold or bend something in two
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3. intransitive verb have second function: to have a second or secondary function
His felt hat doubled as a water pail.
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4. intransitive verb act as stand-in: to replace a movie actor in scenes such as those that include danger, special skill, or nudity
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5. intransitive verb play second role: to play an additional part in the same performance
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6. transitive verb music duplicate musical part: to duplicate a musical part, either at the same pitch or an octave above or below
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7. intransitive verb music play more than one musical instrument: to play one or more musical instruments, in addition to the principal one
a violinist who doubles on cello
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8. intransitive verb bridge announce bridge double: in an auction at bridge, to announce a double as a bid
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9. transitive verb chess place pieces next to each other: to place two chess pieces of the same type and color together
double your opponent's pawns
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10. intransitive verb baseball hit double: in baseball, to make a hit that gives the batter time to run to second base
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11. transitive verb baseball advance teammate with hit: in baseball, to advance a teammate on the bases by hitting a double
double a runner home
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| [12th century. Via Old French do(u)bler< Latin duplare< duplus "twofold" < duo "two"] |
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on the double right away and as quickly as possible
told the children to form lines on the double
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