Definition of "double"
- adjective
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
Twice the quantity.
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
Designed for two users.
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
Stooping; bent over.
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
Of time, twice as fast.
- adverb
Twice over; twofold.
Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double).
- noun
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes.
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
A two-base hit.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
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.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
A hit on this ring.
A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) in both sides.
A double-precision floating-point number.
Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
The feat of scoring twice in one game.
A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- verb
To multiply by two.
To fold over so as to make two folds.
To get a two-base hit.
(sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
(often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
To repeat exactly; copy.
To play two parts or serve two roles.
To turn sharply; following a winding course.
To sail around (a headland or other point).
To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
(followed by for) To act as substitute.
To go or march at twice the normal speed.
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
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