Double Definition
dŭbəl
doubled, doubles, doubling
adjective
Two combined; twofold; duplex.
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Having two layers; folded in two.
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Having two of one kind; paired; repeated.
A double consonant.
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Being of two kinds; dual.
A double standard.
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Of or involving two or both.
A double mastectomy.
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noun
doubles
Anything twice as much, as many, or as large as normal.
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Something increased twofold.
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A person or thing looking very much like another; duplicate; counterpart.
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Something having two identifiable or prominent parts or members.
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A substitute actor or singer.
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verb
doubled, doubles, doubling
To make double; make twice as much or as many; multiply by two.
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To be twice as much as.
Doubled the score of his opponent.
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To fold so as to add another ply to.
Double the bandage.
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To be the double of.
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To repeat or duplicate.
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adverb
To twice the extent or degree; twofold.
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Two together; in or by pairs.
To ride double.
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In two.
Bent double.
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idiom
on
- Immediately.
- In double time.
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double down
- to double one's original bet, investment, etc. so as to recover a past loss in addition to winning an amount equal to that loss
- to improve one's chances of success, as by intensifying one's efforts
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double one's fist
- to clench one's hand to form a fist
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double in brass
- to do or be capable of doing something additional to one's specialty
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double up
- to bend over, as in laughter or pain
- to share a room, etc. with someone
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Double
- on
- double down
- double one's fist
- double in brass
- double up
- on the double
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