triple

adjective

1. consisting of or including three; threefold
2. done, used, said, etc. three times; repeated twice
3. three times as much, as many, as large, etc.
4. Music containing three (or a multiple of three) beats to the measure: triple time

Origin: Fr < L triplus: see triplethe

noun

1. an amount three times as much or as many
2. a group of three; triad
3. ☆ Baseball a hit on which the batter reaches third base

Origin: ME < L triplus

transitive verb tripled, tripling

1. to make three times as much or as many
2. ☆ Baseball to advance (a runner) by hitting a triple

Origin: ME tryplen < ML triplare < L triplus, threefold < tri-, tri- + -plus, as in duplus, double

intransitive verb

1. to become three times as much or as many
2. ☆ Baseball to hit a triple