Double Definition

dŭbəl
doubled, doubles, doubling
adjective
Two combined; twofold; duplex.
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Having two layers; folded in two.
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Having two of one kind; paired; repeated.
A double consonant.
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Being of two kinds; dual.
A double standard.
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Of or involving two or both.
A double mastectomy.
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noun
doubles
Anything twice as much, as many, or as large as normal.
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Something increased twofold.
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A person or thing looking very much like another; duplicate; counterpart.
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Something having two identifiable or prominent parts or members.
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A substitute actor or singer.
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verb
doubled, doubles, doubling
To make double; make twice as much or as many; multiply by two.
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To be twice as much as.
Doubled the score of his opponent.
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To fold so as to add another ply to.
Double the bandage.
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To be the double of.
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To repeat or duplicate.
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adverb
To twice the extent or degree; twofold.
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Two together; in or by pairs.
To ride double.
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In two.
Bent double.
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idiom
on
  • Immediately.
  • In double time.
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double down
  • to double one's original bet, investment, etc. so as to recover a past loss in addition to winning an amount equal to that loss
  • to improve one's chances of success, as by intensifying one's efforts
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double one's fist
  • to clench one's hand to form a fist
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double in brass
  • to do or be capable of doing something additional to one's specialty
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double up
  • to bend over, as in laughter or pain
  • to share a room, etc. with someone
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Other Word Forms of Double

Noun

Singular:
double
Plural:
n/a, doubles, doubls

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Double

Origin of Double

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin duplus dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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