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ALL meanings of double back

dou·ble back
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  • idioms double back at the double, British Informal. on the double. 1
  • idioms double back double in brass, Informal. to serve in two capacities; be able to do work different from one's own: It is a small firm, and everyone doubles in brass when emergencies arise. 1
  • idioms double back double or nothing, a bet having as its outcome either the doubling of a previous loss or debt or the canceling of that loss or debt. Also, double or quits. 1
  • idioms double back on the double, Informal. without delay; rapidly: The fire engines came on the double. in double time, as marching troops. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb double back retrace one's steps 1
  • transitivephrasal verb double back fold back 1
  • verb double back (Idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone. 0
  • phrasal verb double back If you double back you go back in the direction that you came from. 0
  • verb double back to go back in the opposite direction (esp in the phrase double back on one's tracks) 0
  • noun double back to fold back 0
  • noun double back to turn and go back in the direction from which one came 0
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