dou·ble (d b l)adj.1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount: a double dose. 2. Composed of two like parts: double doors. 3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual: a double meaning; a double role for an actor. 4. Accommodating or designed for two: a double bed; a double room. 5. Characterized by duplicity; deceitful: speak with a double tongue. 6. Botany Having many more than the usual number of petals, usually in a crowded or an overlapping arrangement: a double chrysanthemum. n.1. Something increased twofold. 2. One that closely resembles another; a duplicate. 3. a. An actor's understudy. b. An actor who takes the place of another actor in scenes requiring special skills or preparations: a stunt double; a body double. 4. An apparition; a wraith. 5. a. A sharp turn in a direction of movement; a reversal. b. A sharp, often devious change in position or argument; a shift. 6. doubles Sports A form of a game, such as tennis or handball, having two players on each side. 8. Games a. A bid in bridge indicating strength to one's partner; a request for a bid. b. A bid doubling one's opponent's bid in bridge, thus increasing the penalty for failure to fulfill the contract. c. A hand justifying such a bid. v. dou·bled, dou·bling, dou·bles v.tr.1. To make twice as great. 2. To be twice as much as: doubled the score of his opponent. 3. To fold in two. 4. To clench (one's fist). 5. To duplicate; repeat. 6. To turn (an enemy spy) into a double agent. 7. Baseball a. To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a two-base hit. b. To advance or score (a runner) by hitting a two-base hit. 8. Baseball To put out (a runner) as the second part of a double play. 9. Games To challenge (an opponent's bid) with a double in bridge. 10. Music To duplicate (another part or voice) an octave higher or lower or in unison. 11. Nautical To sail around: double a cape. v.intr.1. To be increased twofold: The debt soon doubled. 2. To turn sharply or all the way around; reverse one's course: had to double back to touch the missed base. 3. To serve in an additional capacity: a frying pan that doubles as a pie tin; a conductor who doubles as a pianist. 4. To replace an actor in the actor's absence or in a certain scene. 5. Baseball To hit a two-base hit. 6. Games To announce a double in bridge. adv.1. To twice the amount or extent; doubly: paid double for the customized car. 2. Two together; in pairs: sleeping double. 3. In two: bent double. Phrasal Verb: double up1. To bend suddenly, as in pain or laughter. 2. To share accommodations meant for one person. Idiom: on/at the double1. Immediately. 2. In double time.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin duplus; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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double Adjective 1. as much again in size, strength, number, etc.: a double scotch 2. composed of two equal or similar parts 3. designed for two users: a double bed 4. folded in half: the blanket had been folded double 5. stooping: she was bent double over the flower bed 6. ambiguous: a double meaning 7. false, deceitful, or hypocritical: double standards 8. Music (of an instrument) sounding an octave lower: a double bass Adverb twice over: that's double the amount requested Noun 1. twice the size, strength, number, etc. 2. a double measure of spirits 3. a person who closely resembles another person 4. 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 5. at or on the double quickly or immediately Verb [-bling, -bled] 1. to make or become twice as much 2. to bend or fold so that one part covers another 3. to play two parts or serve two roles 4. to turn sharply 5. Bridge to make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract 6. double for to act as substitute doubler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | double - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely | | 2. | double - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" | | 3. | double - 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. | double - a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"multiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9" | | 5. | double - raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it" | | Verb | 1. | double - increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"redouble - double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled" geminate - arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words" manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" | | 2. | double - hit a two-base hitbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | | 3. | double - bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" | | 4. | double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" | | 5. | double - bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)bid, call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" | | 6. | double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"replicate, copy - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" recapitulate - repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life geminate, reduplicate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" | | Adj. | 1. | double - 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 Harrisonmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | 2. | double - 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"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | 3. | double - twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | 4. | 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"single - used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals" | | 5. | double - used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | | 6. | double - large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" | | 7. | double - having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"ambiguous, equivocal - open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" | | Adv. | 1. | double - downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain" | | 2. | double - two together; "some people sleep better double" | | 3. | double - to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" |
double adjective 2. deceitful, false, fraudulent, deceiving, treacherous, dishonest, deceptive, hypocritical, counterfeit, two-faced, disingenuous, insincere, double-dealing, duplicitous, perfidious, knavish ( archaic) Janus-faced noun 4. twin, lookalike, spitting image, copy, fellow, mate, counterpart, clone, replica, ringer ( slang) impersonator ( informal) dead ringer ( slang) Doppelgänger, duplicate at or on the double at once, now, immediately, directly, quickly, promptly, right now, straight away, right away, briskly, without delay, pronto ( informal) at full speed, in double-quick time, this instant, this very minute, pdq ( slang) posthaste, tout de suite ( French) verb 6. fold up or over, verb 7. (with as) function as, serve as
Translations double [ˈdʌbl] adj → doblevi → doblarse (= have two uses etc): to double as → hacer las veces de; on the double (BRIT); at the double → corriendo double up vi (= bend over) → doblarse (= share bedroom); compartir
double [ˈdʌbl] adj → doubleadv [ fold] → en deux (= twice); on the double, at the double → au pas de course
double [ˈdʌbl] adj → doppelt; ( paper, blanket) → (einmal) faltendouble five two six (5526) (Brit) (Tel) → fünfundfünfzig sechsundzwanzig; an egg with a double yolk → ein Ei mit zwei Dottern; on the double, at the double ( Brit) ( quickly) → schnell;
double [ˈdʌbl] adj → doppio/avi → raddoppiarsi; on the double (BRIT); double back vi [ person] → tornare sui propri passi
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