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ALL meanings of double

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  • adverb double two together; in or by pairs 0
  • verb double (Intransitive Verb) (card games) To double down. 0
  • noun double anything twice as much, as many, or as large as normal 0
  • verb double (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket. 0
  • noun double a person or thing looking very much like another; duplicate; counterpart 0
  • verb double (Intransitive Verb) (followed by for) To act as substitute. 0
  • noun double a substitute actor or singer 0
  • verb double (Intransitive Verb) To go or march at twice the normal speed. 0
  • noun double a stand-in or substitute, as in films 0
  • verb double (Transitive Verb) To multiply the strength or effect of by two. 0
  • noun double a fold; second ply 0
  • verb double (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two. 0
  • noun double a sharp turn or shift of direction 0
  • verb double (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference. 0
  • noun double an evasive trick 0
  • adjective double Made up of two matching or complementary elements. 0
  • noun double a game of tennis, handball, etc. with two players on each side 0
  • adjective double Twice the quantity. 0
  • noun double a hit on which the batter reaches second base 0
  • adjective double Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family. 0
  • noun double the doubling of an opponent's bid 0
  • adjective double Designed for two users. 0
  • verb transitive double to make double; make twice as much or as many; multiply by two 0
  • adjective double Folded in two; composed of two layers. 0
  • verb transitive double to fold; add another ply to 0
  • adjective double Stooping; bent over. 0
  • verb transitive double to repeat or duplicate 0
  • adjective double Having two aspects; ambiguous. 0
  • verb transitive double to be the double of 0
  • adjective double False, deceitful, or hypocritical. 0
  • verb transitive double to put out (the second runner) in executing a double play 0
  • adjective double Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals. 0
  • verb transitive double to advance (a runner) by hitting a double 0
  • adjective double (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower. 0
  • verb transitive double to increase the point value or penalty of (an opponent's bid) by saying “double” when it is one's turn to bid 0
  • adjective double (music) Of time, twice as fast. 0
  • verb transitive double to supply the upper or lower octave to (another part or voice) 0
  • adverb double Twice over; twofold. 0
  • verb transitive double to sail around 0
  • adverb double Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double). 0
  • intransitive verb double to become double; increase twofold 0
  • intransitive verb double to bend or turn sharply backward 0
  • intransitive verb double to serve as a double 0
  • intransitive verb double to serve an additional purpose 0
  • intransitive verb double to double-date 0
  • intransitive verb double to hit a double 0
  • intransitive verb double to play one or more instruments in addition to one's principal instrument 0
  • adjective double You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind. 0
  • adjective double You use double before a singular noun to refer to two things of the same type that occur together, or that are connected in some way. 0
  • predeterminer double If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large. 0
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