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Definition of 'double'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) double
twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.

2.  double
composed of two like parts or members; paired:
a double sink.

3.  double
suitable for two persons:
a double room.

4.  double
twofold in character or meaning; dual or ambiguous.

5.  double
marked by duplicity; deceitful; hypocritical:
a double life.

6.  double
folded in two.

7.  double
(of a bed or bedclothes) full-size:
a double blanket.

8.  double
(of flowers) having many more than the normal number of petals.

9. (n.) double
anything that is twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.

10.  double
a duplicate or counterpart.

11.  double
a person exactly or closely resembling another.

12.  double
a hotel room with two beds or a double bed, for occupancy by two people.

13.  double
an alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount of alcohol.

14.  double
a fold or plait.

15.  double
a sharp reversal, as of course.

16.  double
a trick or artifice, as of argument in a debate.

17.  double
an understudy.

18.  double
an actor who plays two or more parts in a play, usu. minor roles.

19.  double
a substitute who performs feats or actions in a movie or TV show too hazardous for a star.

20.  double
doubles, (used with a sing. v.) a game or match, as in tennis, in which there are two players on each side.

21.  double
(in bridge) a bid by an opponent indicating belief that the declarer's bid will not succeed or informing one's partner that one's hand is of a certain strength.

22. (v.t.) double
to make double or twice as great; add an equal amount of.

23.  double
to fold or bend with one part over another (often fol. by over, up, etc.).

24.  double
to clench:
to double one's fists.

25.  double
to be twice as much as.

26.  double
to sail around (a projecting area of land).

27.  double
to pair; couple.

28.  double
(in bridge) to challenge (a declarer's bid) by calling “double.”

29.  double
to be a double for (an actor).

30.  double
to perform (a role or roles) as an actor cast in more than one part.

31.  double
Baseball.

32.  double
to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a two-base hit.

33.  double
to cause (a run) to be scored by a two-base hit (often fol. by in).

34.  double
to put out (a base runner) as the second out of a double play.

35. (v.i.) double
to become double.

36.  double
to bend or fold (often fol. by up or over).

37.  double
to turn back on a course; reverse direction (often fol. by back).

38.  double
to serve in an additional capacity:
The director doubles as bit player.

39.  double
to act as a double in a play, motion picture, or the like.

40.  double
to hit a double in baseball.

41.  double
to play an instrument besides one's regular instrument (usu. followed by on).

42.  double
to double-date.

43.  double
double up,

44.  double
to share quarters planned for only one person or family.

45.  double
to bend over, as from pain.

46. (adv.) double
to twice the amount, extent, etc.; twofold.

47.  double
two together:
to sleep double.

48.  double
without delay; rapidly.

49.  double
in double time, as marching troops.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF < L duplus)

Definition of 'double'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"

2. (noun) double, stunt man, stunt woman
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

3. (noun) double, image, look-alike
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
"he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

4. (noun) double
a quantity that is twice as great as another
"36 is the double of 18"

5. (adj) doubling, double
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
"I decided his double was a bluff"

6. (adj) double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
"a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

7. (adj) double, dual, duple
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
"an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

8. (adj) double, doubled, twofold, two-fold
twice as great or many
"ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"

9. (adj) double
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
"double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

10. (adj) bivalent, double
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

11. (adj) double
large enough for two
"a double bed"; "a double room"

12. (verb) double, forked
having two meanings with intent to deceive
"a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"

13. (verb) double, duplicate
increase twofold
"The population doubled within 50 years"

14. (verb) double
hit a two-base hit

15. (verb) double over, double, double up
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
"He doubled and vomited violently"

16. (verb) double
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
"She doubles as his wife and secretary"

17. (verb) double
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

18. (adverb) duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

19. (adverb) double
downward and forward
"he was bent double with pain"

20. (adverb) double
two together
"some people sleep better double"

21. (adverb) doubly, double, twice
to double the degree
"she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"

Definition of 'double'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) double
having two of sth or having two parts
a double-headed monster; a double identity

2.  double
twice the usual size or amount
double chocolate frosting

3.  double
for two people or things
a double bed/room; a double garage

4. (determiner) double
twice as many or twice as much
the same cost, but double the risk

5. (verb) double
to increase by twice the number or amount
Hurricanes have doubled in frequency in the last century.; to double the minimum wage

6. (noun) double
a person who looks the same as sb else
He's the double of his older brother.

7.  double
sth that is twice the usual number or amount
One espresso and one double, please.

Definition of 'double'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) double
twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc

2. (adj) double
being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled

3. (adj) double
divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere

4. (adj) double
having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double

5. (adj) double
to increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length

6. (adj) double
to make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth

7. (adj) double
to be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as

8. (adj) double
to pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion

9. (adj) double
to unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two

10. (adverb) double
twice; doubly

11. (noun) double
twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like

12. (noun) double
among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred

13. (noun) double
that which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold

14. (noun) double
a turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice

15. (noun) double
something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith

16. (noun) double
a player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute

17. (noun) double
double beer; strong beer

18. (noun) double
a feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts

19. (noun) double
a game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles

20. (noun) double
an old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites

21. (verb) double
to be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much

22. (verb) double
to return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction

23. (verb) double
to play tricks; to use sleights; to play false

24. (verb) double
to set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet

Translation of 'double'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: of twice the (usual) weight, size etc A double whisky, please.
Afrikaans: dubbel	Arabic: مُضاعَف	Bulgarian: двоен
Brazilian: duplo	Czech: dvojitý	German: doppelt
Danish: dobbelt	Greek: διπλός, διπλάσιος	Spanish: doble
Estonian: kahekordne, topelt-	Farsi: دوبرابر	Finnish: kaksinkertainen
French: double	Hebrew: כָּפוּל	Hindi: दुगुना, दोहरा
Croatian: dvostruki, dupli	Hungarian: dupla	Indonesian: dua kali lipat
Icelandic: tvöfaldur	Italian: doppio	Japanese: ２倍の
Korean: 2배의	Lithuanian: dvigubas	Latvian: dubults
Malay: dua kali ganda	Dutch: dubbel	Norwegian: dobbel(t)
Polish: podwójny	Persian: دوبرابر	Pashto: ډبل، دوه ګون، غبرګ: دوه ب
Portuguese: duplo	Romanian: dublu	Russian: двойной
Slovak: dvojitý	Slovenian: dvojen	Serbian: dupli
Swedish: dubbel, stor	Thai: การเพิ่มเป็นสองเท่า	Turkish: duble, iki katı
Taiwanese: 兩倍的	Ukrainian: подвійний	Urdu: وزن یا حجم میں دوگنا
Vietnamese: gấp đôi	Chinese: 两倍的
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