Double-up Definition
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To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.
I'm going to double up my enlistment.
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(poker, by extension, intransitive) To double one's amount of chips by winning an all-in pot.
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(intransitive) To have a secondary use.
This unfolding sofa doubles up as a bed.
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(baseball) To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught.
Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner.
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