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Double

Etymology

13th Century. From Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”).

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈdʌb.əl/
Rhymes: -ʌbəl

(in the phrases Double-entendre/double entendres) IPA: /ˈduːblə/

Adjective

double (not comparable)

Made up of two matching or complementary elements
The closet has double doors.
Twice the quantity
Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family
He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
Designed for two users.
a double room
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
Stooping; bent over.
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
a double meaning
False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
a double life
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
(music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
a double bass
(music) Of time, twice as fast.

Translations

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
in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower
in music, of time, twice as fast.

Adverb

double (not comparable)

Twice over; twofold.
Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

Noun

double (plural doubles)

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
A drink with two portions of alcohol
On second thought, make that a double.
(baseball) A two-base hit
The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
(bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
(billiards) 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.
(darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
(darts) A hit on this ring.
(dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) in both sides.
(computing, programming) Short form of double-precision floating-point number.
The sin() function returns a double.
(soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
(sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game. [quotations ▼]
(historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
(historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny. [quotations ▼]

Derived terms

Translations

twice the number or size etc
a person resembling or standing for another
a drink with double amount of alcohol

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Verb

double (third-person singular simple present doubles, present participle doubling, simple past and past participle doubled)

To multiply by two
The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
To fold over so as to make two folds
To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
(baseball) To get a two-base hit
The batter doubled into the corner.
(transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
(transitive) (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
(transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
(intransitive) To play two parts or serve two roles.

(intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.
(nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point). [quotations ▼]
(music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
(music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
(billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
(intransitive) (foll. by for) To act as substitute.
(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.

(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

Our earnings have doubled in the last year.

(transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

Sorry, this store does not double coupons.

Derived terms

[show ▼]Terms derived from double (verb)

Translations

to multiply by two
to fold over so as to make two folds
baseball: to get a two-base hit
to clench
to join
to copy
to serve two roles
to turn sharply
nautical: to sail around sthg
music: to duplicate a part
music: to be capable of performing upon an additional instrument
bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points
billiards: to cause to rebound from a cushion
to act as substitute
to go at twice the normal speed
to increase by 100%
to multiply the effect or strength of by two

French

Etymology

From Old French doble, from Latin duplus.

Pronunciation

IPA: /dubl/

Adjective

double (masculine and feminine, plural doubles)

double (all meanings)
Il s'agit d'une phrase à double sens.

Derived terms

Noun

double m (plural doubles)

Double. (clarification of this French definition is being sought)
Je n'en avais pas assez, alors j'en acheté le double.
(baseball) double

Verb

double

first-person singular present indicative of doubler
third-person singular present indicative of doubler
first-person singular present subjunctive of doubler
first-person singular present subjunctive of doubler
second-person singular imperative of doubler

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double