double

double

double (third-person singular simple present doubles, present participle doubling, simple past and past participle doubled)

1. To multiply by two

   The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.

2. To fold over so as to make two folds

   To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.

3. (baseball) To get a two-base hit

   The batter doubled into the corner.

4. (transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
5. (transitive) (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
6. (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
7. (intransitive) To play two parts or serve two roles.
8. (intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.
9. (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
   • 1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

     ...though the island itself was not very large...I found a great ledge of rocks lie out about two leagues into the sea...so that I was obliged to go a great way out to sea to double the point.

10. (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
11. (music, intransitive, usually followed by ""on"") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
12. (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
13. (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
14. (intransitive) (foll. by for) To act as substitute.
15. (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
16. (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

    Our earnings have doubled in the last year.

17. (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

    Sorry, this store does not double coupons.

double (plural doubles)

1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

   Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

3. A drink with two portions of alcohol

   On second thought, make that a double.

4. (baseball) A two-base hit

   The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.

5. A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
6. A sharp turn, especially a return on ones own tracks.
7. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
8. (billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
9. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
10. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
11. (darts) A hit on this ring.
12. (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) in both sides.
13. (computing, programming) Short form of double-precision floating-point number.

    The sin() function returns a double.

14. (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
15. (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
    • 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, BBC:

      DJ Campbell grabbed a second-half double as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season.

double (not comparable)

1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements

   The closet has double doors.

2. Twice the quantity

   Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.

3. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family

   Hes my double cousin as my mothers sister married my fathers brother.

4. Designed for two users.

   a double room

5. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
6. Stooping; bent over.
7. Having two aspects; ambiguous.

   a double meaning

8. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

   a double life

9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
10. (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

    a double bass

11. (music) Of time, twice as fast.

double (not comparable)

1. Twice over; twofold.
2. Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

	doppio
	Made up of two matching or complementary elements
	a drink with double amount of alcohol
	Due volte la quantità di.
	Twice the quantity of.

	sosia
	a person resembling or standing for another
	Una persona che ha molte somiglianze con un'altra persona.
	A person who resembles another person perfectly.

	doppia
	Made up of two matching or complementary elements

	raddoppiare
	Moltiplicare per due.
	To multiply by two.

	raddoppiarsi
	Diventare due volte più grande.
	To become twice as great.

addoppiare

ambo

controfigura

copia

doppiamente

doppiare

doppione

double

due volte

duplicare

duplicato

duplice

piegare

sostituto

Altri significati:

to join

(intransitive) To play two parts or serve two roles.

Designed for two users.

(music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

Folded in two; composed of two layers

to go at twice the normal speed

A drink with two portions of alcohol

(music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).

(transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

Having two aspects; ambiguous.

(baseball) To get a two-base hit

(transitive) (sometimes followed by '''up''' ) To clench (a fist).

(dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) in both sides.

to copy

Twice over; twofold.

(music) Of time, twice as fast.

(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.

To fold over so as to make two folds

(billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

(bridge (card game)) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

Stooping; bent over.

(bridge (card game)) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

nautical: to sail around sthg

Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family

(billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.

(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

(transitive) (often followed by '''together''' or '''up''' ) To join or couple.

(intransitive) ( '''foll.''' by '''for''' ) To act as substitute.

False, deceitful, or hypocritical

(darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

Stooping; bent over

(computing, programming) Short form of double-precision floating-point number.

Having two aspects; ambiguous

A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

(transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.

(baseball) A two-base hit

(sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.

Twice the quantity

A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

(nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).

to clench

to increase by 100%

A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals

A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

to act as substitute

to serve two roles

Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.

To multiply by two

twice the number or size etc

(music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.

False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

to turn sharply

(intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.

(soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.

Folded in two; composed of two layers.

(darts) A hit on this ring.

Designed for two users

bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points

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