double
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
13th Century. From Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”).
Pronunciation [edit]
(in the phrases Double-entendre/double entendres) IPA: /ˈduːblə/
Adjective [edit]
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.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from double (adjective)
See also [edit]
| Coef | Noun | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | single | |
| 2 | double | doublet |
| 3 | triple | triplet |
| 4 | quadruple | quadruplet |
| 5 | quintuple | quintuplet |
| 6 | sextuple | sextuplet |
Translations [edit]
Made up of two matching or complementary elements
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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
Having two aspects; ambiguous
False, deceitful, or hypocritical
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals
in music, of time, twice as fast.
Adverb [edit]
double (not comparable)
- Twice over; twofold.
- Jonathan Swift
- I was double their age.
- Jonathan Swift
- Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)
Noun [edit]
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) A 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.
- 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, BBC:
- DJ Campbell grabbed a second-half double as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season.
- 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, BBC:
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 196:
- As for doubles, they are not worth anything now; and I have still got an egg-cupful my mother used to keep handy to give the baker change from a farthing.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 196:
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
twice the number or size etc
a person resembling or standing for another
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a drink with double amount of alcohol
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Verb [edit]
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.
- A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- 1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- ...though the island itself was not very large...I found a great ledge of rocks lie out about two leagues into the sea...so that I was obliged to go a great way out to sea to double the point.
- 1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- (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) (followed by for) To act as substitute.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47
- "You double down to the harbour, my lad," said the Captain to Strickland, "and sign on. You've got your papers."
- Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47
- (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 [edit]
Terms derived from double (verb)
Translations [edit]
to multiply by two
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to fold over so as to make two folds
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baseball: to get a two-base hit
to clench
to copy
to serve two roles
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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
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to increase by 100%
to multiply the effect or strength of by two
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See also [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French doble, from Latin duplus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
double (masculine and feminine, plural doubles)
- double (all meanings)
- Il s'agit d'une phrase à double sens.
Derived terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
double m (plural doubles)
- Double. (clarification of this Script error definition is being sought)[[Category:Translations to be checked (Script error)]]
- Je n'en avais pas assez, alors j'en acheté le double.
- (baseball) double
Verb [edit]
double
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