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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Adjective

double (not comparable)

  1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements
    The closet has double doors.
  2. Twice the quantity
    Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
  3. 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.
  4. Designed for two users.
    a double room
  5. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
  6. Stooping; bent over.
  7. Having two aspects; ambiguous.
    a double meaning
  8. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
    a double life
  9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
  10. (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
    a double bass
  11. (music) Of time, twice as fast.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from double (adjective)

[edit] See also

Coef Noun Result
1 single
2 double doublet
3 triple triplet
4 quadruple quadruplet
5 quintuple quintuplet
6 sextuple sextuplet

[edit] 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.

[edit] Adverb

double (not comparable)

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

[edit] Noun

double (plural doubles)

  1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
    Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
  3. A drink with two portions of alcohol
    On second thought, make that a double.
  4. (baseball) A two-base hit
    The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
  5. A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
  6. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
  7. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
  8. (billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
  9. 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.
  10. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
  11. (darts) A hit on this ring.
  12. (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) in both sides.
  13. (computing, programming) Short form of double-precision floating-point number.
    The sin() function returns a double.
  14. (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
  15. (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.

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[edit] 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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[edit] Verb

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

  1. To multiply by two
    The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  2. To fold over so as to make two folds
    To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
  3. (baseball) To get a two-base hit
    The batter doubled into the corner.
  4. (transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
  5. (transitive) (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
  6. (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
  7. (intransitive) To play two parts or serve two roles.
  8. (intransitive) To turn sharply; following a winding course.
  9. (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.
  10. (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
  11. (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
  12. (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
  13. (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
  14. (intransitive) (foll. by for) To act as substitute.
  15. (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
  16. (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
    Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
  17. (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
    Sorry, this store does not double coupons.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from double (verb)

[edit] 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
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[edit] See also

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Old French doble, from Latin duplus.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /dubl/
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[edit] Adjective

double (epicene, plural doubles)

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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Noun

double m. (plural doubles)

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

[edit] Verb

double

  1. first-person singular present indicative of doubler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of doubler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of doubler
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of doubler
  5. second-person singular imperative of doubler
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