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1. (adj.) triple
threefold; consisting of three parts.
2. triple
of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.
3. triple
three times as great.
4. (n.) triple
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
5. triple
a group, set, or series of three; triad.
6. triple
(in bowling) three strikes in succession.
7. (v.t.) triple
to make triple.
8. triple
to cause (a base runner) to come into home plate by a triple.
9. (v.i.) triple
to become triple.
10. triple
to make a triple in baseball.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L triplus (adj.) =tri-tri - + (du)plusduple)
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| Definition of 'Triple' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) triple, three-base hit, three-bagger
a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
2. (noun) trio, triad, triplet, triple
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
3. (adj) triple
a quantity that is three times as great as another
4. (adj) ternary, treble, triple, triplex
having three units or components or elements
"a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
5. (verb) treble, threefold, three-fold, triple
three times as great or many
"a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
6. (verb) triple, treble
increase threefold
"Triple your income!"
7. (verb) triple
hit a three-base hit
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1. (verb) triple
to become or make sth three times as big as it was
a population that tripled in the space of 40 years; road construction that tripled my driving time
2. (determiner) triple
three times as much or many
triple the amount of cars
3. (adjective) triple
three of the same
a triple shooting
4. triple
three times as big as usual
a triple serving of fries
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| Definition of 'Triple' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Triple
consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie
2. (adj) Triple
three times repeated; treble. See Treble
3. (adj) Triple
one of three; third
4. (adj) Triple
to make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee
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Sense: three times (as big, much etc as usual)
He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.
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 Afrikaans: driedubbel |
 Arabic: ثُلاثي، ثَلاثَة أضْعاف |
 Bulgarian: троен |
 Brazilian: triplo |
 Czech: trojnásobný |
 German: dreifach |
 Danish: tredobbelt |
 Greek: τριπλός, τριπλάσιος |
 Spanish: triple |
 Estonian: kolmekordne |
 Farsi: سه برابر |
 Finnish: kolminkertainen |
 French: triple |
 Hebrew: מְשוּלָש |
 Hindi: तिगुना |
 Croatian: trostruk |
 Hungarian: háromszoros |
 Indonesian: lipat tiga |
 Icelandic: þrefaldur |
 Italian: triplo |
 Japanese: ３倍の |
 Korean: 3배의 |
 Lithuanian: trigubas |
 Latvian: trīskāršs |
 Malay: tiga kali ganda |
 Dutch: driedubbel |
 Norwegian: tredobbelt, trippel- |
 Polish: potrójny |
 Persian: سه برابر |
 Pashto: دری برابره |
 Romanian: triplu |
 Russian: тройной |
 Slovak: trojnásobný |
 Slovenian: trojen |
 Serbian: trodupli |
 Swedish: tredubbel, trefaldig, tri |
 Thai: สามเท่า |
 Turkish: üç kat/misli |
 Taiwanese: 三倍的 |
 Ukrainian: потроєний; потрійний |
 Urdu: تين گنا |
 Vietnamese: gấp ba lần |
 Chinese: 三倍的 |
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