Dictionary

double en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌb.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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(General-American) audio
[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Such is not the usage of civilized warfare. Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.” 1910, Emerson Hough, “A Lady in Company”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- The closet has double doors.
- The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2020:
(not-comparable) Of twice the quantity.
- The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one. 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2019:
- The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estimate of 12.62 billion yuan ($1.7 billion), according to LSEG data. 2024 May 23, Laura He, “Bargain-hungry Americans are flocking to Temu and making its Chinese owner very rich”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2024:
- Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
- Britain's population density used to be double that of China.
(not-comparable) 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.
(not-comparable) Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- a double garage
- a double room
(not-comparable) Folded in two; composed of two layers.
(not-comparable) Stooping; bent over.
(not-comparable) Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- a double meaning
- Assuming the accuracy of his information, the curious fact was established that Mr Rigby Lacksome, ostensibly in England to attend the book sales, had prompted a convenient organization to carry out a raid on a certain historic building, while he himself immediately appeared on the scene with an arrangement to make good the damage. […] Was there, indeed, some double purpose here at work? 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
(not-comparable) False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel; Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write, c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
- a double life
(not-comparable) Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
(not-comparable) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- a double bass
(not-comparable) Of time, twice as fast.

Antonyms

half (antonym(s) of “of twice the quantity”) · half (antonym(s) of “made up of two matching or complementary elements”)

Synonyms

twofold · duplicate (twice the quantity) · twofold (having two aspects) · binary (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · twin

Translations (206)

da dobbelt (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · el διπλάσιος (twice the quantity) · cs dvojitý (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · de doppelt (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ga dúbailte (twice the quantity) · fi tupla (in music, of time, twice as fast.) · ast doble (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · hy կրկնակի (twice the quantity) · sl dvojen (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · vi đôi (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · id ganda (having two aspects; ambiguous) · cmn 雙重 /双重 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ja 双 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sh дво̑јнӣ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ro dublu (twice the quantity) · be падво́йны (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sq dysh (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es encorvado (stooping; bent over) · fi kaksitasoinen (folded in two; composed of two layers) · de doppel- (designed for two) · sv dubbel (having two aspects; ambiguous) · uk двійни́й (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nrf doubl'ye (designed for two) · el διπλός (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · tl dalwahan (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · he כפול (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · alt эки катап кӧп (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · bg ки́чест (of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals) · tr çift (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · tr ikili (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi tupla- (twice the quantity) · ia duple (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · bg дво́ен (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · bg сгъ́нат на две (folded in two; composed of two layers) · sl dvojen (having two aspects; ambiguous) · la binus (twice the quantity) · scn duplu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi kontra- (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower) · eu bikoitz (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sa द्वय (twice the quantity) · vec dopio (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · la duplus (twice the quantity) · fr double (twice the quantity) · th สองเท่า (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · io duopla (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nrf doubl'ye (having two aspects; ambiguous) · cy dwbl (twice the quantity) · sv dubbel (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · scn dupru (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ur دُگْنا (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · gv dooblit (folded in two; composed of two layers) · sh dvȏjnī (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · cy dwbl (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · mi -rua (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nrf doubl'ye (of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals) · ja 二重 (twice the quantity) · it doppia (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ru двойно́й (designed for two) · fi kahdelle (designed for two) · bg дво́ен (twice the quantity) · sv dubbel (folded in two; composed of two layers) · sl dvakraten (twice the quantity) · sl dvojen (twice the quantity) · id dobel (twice the quantity) · be падво́йны (twice the quantity) · es doble (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · bg удво́ен (folded in two; composed of two layers) · nl dubbel (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sv tvåfaldig (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sv dubbel (designed for two) · la duplex (twice the quantity) · bg дво́йствен (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ga dúbailte (folded in two; composed of two layers) · uk двійни́й (twice the quantity) · oc doble (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · eo duobla (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es duplo (twice the quantity) · hu kettős (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ga dúbailte (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi kaksinkertainen (twice the quantity) · fur dopli (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · de kontra- (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower) · pl podwójny (twice the quantity) · fa دوگانه (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · cy dwbwl (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · scn dùbbulu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · grc διπλάσιος (twice the quantity) · ja 二重 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ast duble (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ja 二重 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es doble (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ko 이중 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · de doppellagig (folded in two; composed of two layers) · mi huarua (twice the quantity) · id lapis dua (folded in two; composed of two layers) · es dúplex (twice the quantity) · de zweilagig (folded in two; composed of two layers) · ar ثُنَائِيّ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sl dvojen (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · km ទ្វេ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · mi taurua (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sl dvojen (folded in two; composed of two layers) · id kembar dua (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · uk подві́йний (twice the quantity) · cs dvojitý (twice the quantity) · de doppelt (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · de gefüllt (of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals) · ms kembar (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · bg двули́чен (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · es dúplice (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · it doppio (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es bicapa (folded in two; composed of two layers) · fi kaksinkertainen (of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family) · uk двої́стий (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · uk подві́йний (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ro dublat (folded in two; composed of two layers) · pl podwójny (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · grc διπλόος (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · acw دَبَل (twice the quantity) · tr duble (twice the quantity) · sv dubbel (twice the quantity) · fi kaksois- (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es doblado (stooping; bent over) · pl dwuosobowy (designed for two) · de doppelt (twice the quantity) · sk dvojitý (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sw maradufu (twice the quantity) · sc dupio (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fa دوبل (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · id dobel (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · pt dobro (twice the quantity) · nrf doubl'ye (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · pl dwumiejscowy (designed for two) · am ድርብ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fr double (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · pl dwojaki (having two aspects; ambiguous) · gl dobre (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es doble (twice the quantity) · id ganda (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · be двайны́ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ha biyu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nl tweepersoons- (designed for two) · mk двоен (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es doble (of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals) · pt duplo (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ml ഇരട്ടി (twice the quantity) · id rangkap dua (twice the quantity) · id ganda (folded in two; composed of two layers) · ru двойно́й (twice the quantity) · gv dooblit (twice the quantity) · rm dobel (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi kaksois- (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · cy dwbwl (twice the quantity) · gv dooblit (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nl contra (in music, of an instrument, sounding an octave lower) · vec dupio (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ja 二重 (twice the quantity) · sv dubbelvikt (stooping; bent over) · lmo dopi (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ro dublu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es redoblado (twice the quantity) · rm dubel (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ko 두 배의 (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ca doble (twice the quantity) · bg дво́ен (designed for two) · ar ضِعْف (twice the quantity) · la duplex (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · lmo dopła (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nb dobbelt (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi kerrottu (of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals) · oc doble (twice the quantity) · bn দ্বিগুণ (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · de doppel- (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · lmo dopi (twice the quantity) · acw ضِعْف (twice the quantity) · hy երկակի (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · it doppio (twice the quantity) · scn dùbulu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · mi taurua (twice the quantity) · fa دوبل (twice the quantity) · es doble (designed for two) · ja 二倍 (twice the quantity) · grc διπλοῦς (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ka ორმაგი (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · be двайны́ (twice the quantity) · pl podwojony (twice the quantity) · hi दुगना (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · gd dùbailte (twice the quantity) · nrf doubl'ye (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · vi kép (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es duplicado (twice the quantity) · eo duopa (twice the quantity) · ca doble (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · sv tvetydig (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ru двойно́й (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es doblado (folded in two; composed of two layers) · fi kaksois- (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ro dublu (having two aspects; ambiguous) · ast doblu (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · fi kaksinkertainen (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · nrf doubl'ye (twice the quantity) · te రెట్టింపు (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · es duplado (disused) (twice the quantity) · es doble (false, deceitful, or hypocritical) · sv dubbel (made up of two matching or complementary elements) · ast dublu (made up of two matching or complementary elements)

double en · ADV

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌb.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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(General-American) audio
[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Twice over; twofold; doubly.
- February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I was double their age.
(not-comparable) Two together; two at a time.
- When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.
- There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
(not-comparable) Into two halves or sections.
- The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.

Synonyms

doubly (twice over)

double en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌb.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
audio
(General-American) audio
[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Meanings

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- I did double his sales this month.
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.
Two shifts of work back to back.
- I work a double this weekend.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- According to the description our captain had given me of Peter Sandaker once when he had dropped behind on the march, he was particularly good at telling tales and stories about goblin-birds, doubles, and fairies, and had a special fancy for entering into the most minute details, whenever he commenced telling about one or the other of the eighteen bears he had killed in his time. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 71:
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.
- I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
A two-base hit.
- The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour. 2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport:
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.
- Not only did I collect on the double; I had the win and the place money as well. 2005, Kenneth Brown, ...and I Survived: A Barnardo Boy's Memoir, page 55:
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
A hit on this ring.
A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
A double-precision floating-point number.
- The sine function returns a double.
Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
A boat for two scullers.
The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- 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”, in BBC:
(qualifier:chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.
The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
(historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
(Guernsey, historical) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- 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, published 2007, page 196:
Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
A double feast.
Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- The saxophone is a valuable and rewarding double, and opens up many gigs that aren’t available to players of just the “orchestral” woodwinds. 2020 January 4, Bret Pimentel, “Woodwind doubling and saxophone problems”, in Bret Pimentel, woodwinds:
(dated, slang) A double-cross or betrayal.
- His fellows had chaffed him much upon the way that astute adventurer had bamboozled him, or, in their vernacular, "put the double on him," and vowed that all his energies should be devoted to a return match. 1880, Hawley Smart, False Cards, page 216:
A double agent.
- 'This is 007 speaking. This is an open line. It's an emergency. Can you hear me? Pass this on at once. 3030 was a double, working for Redland. 1953, Ian Fleming, “The Bleeding Heart”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 189:
(slang) Someone who identifies with the same kintype.
- seeing a double of their kintype can feel threatening or disorienting, or just make them kind of uncomfortable if their kintype is very personal to them. 2018 January 2, fictkinhelp, Tumblr, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2026:
(slang) Someone who yumeships with the same character as another person.
- Haven’t been in the yumeshipping space for all that long so I never really knew if I was sharing or not until I talked to a double. 2026 July 13, idiotcel, “Sharing yumeshippers, how do you view doubles?”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2026:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
doubles	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

daily double · automatic double · snapdragon double · quintuple double · ground rule double · at the double · delusion of doubles · turnpike doubles · double-count · stunt double · body double · on the double · syndrome of subjective doubles

Synonyms

double-quick

Translations (75)

he כפיל (a person resembling or standing for another) · fi kaksinkertainen määrä (twice the number or size etc) · ja 替え玉 (a person resembling or standing for another) · hu duplikátum (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · sl dvojnik (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · ja 二重 (twice the number or size etc) · ko 2루타 (baseball: a two-base hit) · es doble (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · it doppio (twice the number or size etc) · nl dubbelganger (a person resembling or standing for another) · mi rearua (twice the number or size etc) · fr doublon (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · it sosia (a person resembling or standing for another) · fi kaksoisolento (a person resembling or standing for another) · es doble (twice the number or size etc) · sl dvojnica (a person resembling or standing for another) · bg двойно (twice the number or size etc) · it doppione (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · de Doppelte (twice the number or size etc) · id ganda (twice the number or size etc) · sv dubbel (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · sl dvojnik (a person resembling or standing for another) · id kembaran (a person resembling or standing for another) · fi kaksoiskappale (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · pt sósia (a person resembling or standing for another) · de Doppelgänger (a person resembling or standing for another) · he כפילה (a person resembling or standing for another) · cs dvojník (a person resembling or standing for another) · pl sobowtór (a person resembling or standing for another) · es duplo (twice the number or size etc) · fr double (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · nl dubbelgangster (a person resembling or standing for another) · hu kétszer annyi/akkora (twice the number or size etc) · lmo sòsia (a person resembling or standing for another) · fr double (a person resembling or standing for another) · sh dvojnica (a person resembling or standing for another) · it doppio (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · ga dúbailt (a person resembling or standing for another) · hu duplaakkora (twice the number or size etc) · ka ორეული (a person resembling or standing for another) · it doppione (a person resembling or standing for another) · fr double (baseball: a two-base hit) · ca doble (twice the number or size etc) · pl dublet (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · eo sozio (a person resembling or standing for another) · lmo dopła (a person resembling or standing for another) · id rangkap dua (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · hu kétszeres (twice the number or size etc) · sh dvojnik (a person resembling or standing for another) · fr double (twice the number or size etc) · hu dublőr (a person resembling or standing for another) · ru двойни́к (a person resembling or standing for another) · pt dobro (twice the number or size etc) · eo duoblulo (a person resembling or standing for another) · fi tupla (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · tr dublör (a person resembling or standing for another) · sv dubblett (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · sv dubbel (twice the number or size etc) · ca batada doble (baseball: a two-base hit) · fr sosie (a person resembling or standing for another) · ja 二倍 (twice the number or size etc) · pl dwukrotność (twice the number or size etc) · lmo dopi (a person resembling or standing for another) · de Doppelter (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · ja 二重 (twice the number or size etc) · bg двойник (a person resembling or standing for another) · id dobel (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · hu másodpéldány (redundant item for which an identical item already exists) · hu duplaannyi (twice the number or size etc) · sv dubbelgångare (a person resembling or standing for another) · hu dupla (twice the number or size etc) · ru двойно́й (a drink with double amount of alcohol) · es doble (a person resembling or standing for another) · uk двійни́к (a person resembling or standing for another) · de Double (a person resembling or standing for another)

double en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌb.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
audio
(General-American) audio
[ˈdʌb.ɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Meanings

(transitive) To multiply by two.
- The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- Thus re-inforc’d, againſt the adverſe Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way. 1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, stanza 119, page 31:
(transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
(followed by up, sometimes, transitive) To clench (a fist).
To get a two-base hit.
- The batter doubled into the corner.
(followed by together or up, often, transitive) To join or couple.
(transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
(intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
- A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
(ambitransitive, sometimes, with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- […] and when she attempted to double the part of her mother, she equally failed in playing the great or agreeable lady. 1814, Elizabeth Hervey, The Mourtray Family: Third Edition, page 31:
- Laforêt, who (as the French express it), doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence. 1801, Francis William Blagdon, Paris as it was and as it is, published 1803, II, xli, 60:
To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- In On the Beat he doubles the parts of a constable and a gang-leader. Norman was all over the place. 1997, Roger Lewis, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN:
- In his case the matter is simplified by the fact that the head of his Deception Staff doubles the roles of author and producer. The Commander therefore tells him what sort of deception he needs, examines the plans produced for him […] 2013, Hy Rothstein, Barton Whaley, The Art and Science of Military Deception, Artech House, →ISBN, page 164:
- Miss Theby doubles in the part of Rose and the native girl in the Philippines. This is a problem plot in which a young man leaves the girl of his choice because she has had an affair in her earlier years. He goes to the Philippines, […] 1916, The Moving Picture World, page 335:
- When, therefore, Briggs, the sedate, middle-aged individual, who in the Markham household doubles the roles of butler and valet, makes his appearance, his master affects to be in a great hurry, looks at his watch, and says : […] 1878, lady Isabella Emma E. Schuster, Hands Not Hearts, page 141:
(intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
To sail around (a headland or other point).
- […] 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 oblig’d to go a great Way out to Sea to double the Point. 1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, page 162:
- Sailing along the coast, he doubled the promontory of Carthage. 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
(followed by "on", intransitive, usually) To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
(intransitive) To double down.
To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- "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[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XLVII, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC, page 250:
(transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
(informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.
(intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- Was this simply the cover name of an Allied spy-code named the Brass Monkey? […] The possibility that the Brass Monkey himself was "doubling" (with headquarters' approval, of course) is too logical […] 1973, National Lampoon, page 12:

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Spelling	Features	Source
doubling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
doubled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
doubled	Tense=Past	lexicographic
doubles	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

Antonyms

halve (antonym(s) of) · bisect

Deriveds

double over · nondoubling · double-head · redouble · double up · doublable · double down · doubler · doubling cube · undouble

Hypernyms

multiply

Synonyms

double · redouble (to multiply by two) · facsimilize (to repeat exactly; copy)

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id menggandakan ((transitive) to multiply by two) · pl zdublować (to act as substitute) · sv dubbla ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · es duplicar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es torcer (to turn sharply) · de doppeln (to go at twice the normal speed) · ro dubla ((transitive) to multiply by two) · sv ersätta (to act as substitute) · es circunnavegar (nautical: to sail around something) · fi tuplata (to multiply the effect or strength of by two) · fi olla kaksoisroolissa (to serve two roles) · vi nhân đôi ((transitive) to multiply by two) · hu megdupláz ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es hacer las veces de (to serve two roles) · be падво́іць ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ga dúbail ((transitive) to multiply by two) · sv dubblera ((transitive) to multiply by two) · be падво́йвацца ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · bg копирам (to copy) · es duplicarse ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · fi kaksinkertaistaa (to multiply the effect or strength of by two) · fi tuplata (bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points) · pt duplicar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · sv dubbelvika (to fold over so as to make two folds) · uk подво́юватися ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · bg дублирам (to act as substitute) · fi tehdä äkkikäännös (to turn sharply) · ru удво́иться ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · eo duobliĝi ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · sv fördubbla ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es redoblarse ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · hu megkétszerez ((transitive) to multiply by two) · mi tāpara (to multiply the effect or strength of by two) · pl podwajać ((transitive) to multiply by two) · de verdoppeln ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es acumular doblemente (to multiply the effect or strength of by two) · pl zastąpić (to act as substitute) · mi tānumi (to fold over so as to make two folds) · id menduplikat (to copy) · la duplicō ((transitive) to multiply by two) · bg удвоявам ((transitive) to multiply by two) · mi tāpara ((transitive) to multiply by two) · de verzweifachen ((transitive) to multiply by two) · pl podwajać się ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · sv runda (nautical: to sail around something) · sv dubblera (music: to be capable of performing upon an additional instrument) · de sich verzweifachen ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · sv fördubbla ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · ru удва́ивать ((transitive) to multiply by two) · uk подво́їти ((transitive) to multiply by two) · de kontrieren (bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points) · fi kiertää (nautical: to sail around something) · ga dúbail (to copy) · es doblar (bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points) · grc διπλόω ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fi liittää (to join) · es doblar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es hacer de doble de (to act as substitute) · ast doblar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ja 二倍する ((transitive) to multiply by two) · io duopligar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ca doblar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · hu megduplázódik ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · es duplicar la velocidad (to go at twice the normal speed) · bg сгъвам на две (to fold over so as to make two folds) · pl podwoić ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ms melipat ganda ((transitive) to multiply by two) · sl podvojiti ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · uk подво́ювати ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ro îndoi ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fi korvata (to act as substitute) · he הכפיל ((transitive) to multiply by two) · sl podvojiti ((transitive) to multiply by two) · uk подво́їтися ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · fi kaksinkertaistua ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · de doubeln (to serve two roles) · es emparejar (to join) · es doblar (to turn sharply) · ru удва́иваться ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · fi kerrata (music: to duplicate a part) · hu megkettőz ((transitive) to multiply by two) · pl podwoić się ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · eo duobligi ((transitive) to multiply by two) · es apretar (to clench) · es doblar (to fold over so as to make two folds) · sv dubbla ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fi toistaa (music: to duplicate a part) · de verdoppeln (to fold over so as to make two folds) · hu megkettőződik ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · ru удво́ить ((transitive) to multiply by two) · de ballen (to clench) · fi toistaa (to copy) · es duplicar (to multiply the effect or strength of by two) · grc διπλόω (to fold over so as to make two folds) · ca doblar-se ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · fi tuplata (to go at twice the normal speed) · de doubeln (to act as substitute) · ga dúbail (to fold over so as to make two folds) · pl dublować (to act as substitute) · el διπλασιάζω ((transitive) to multiply by two) · cs zdvojnásobit ((transitive) to multiply by two) · bg контрирам (bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points) · es duplicar (to copy) · pl dublować ((transitive) to multiply by two) · hy կրկնապատկել ((transitive) to multiply by two) · vi gấp đôi ((transitive) to multiply by two) · mi whakarearua ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fi laskostaa (to fold over so as to make two folds) · es ser doble de (to act as substitute) · id merangkap (to serve two roles) · be падво́йваць ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fr doubler ((transitive) to multiply by two) · de sich verdoppeln ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · mi huarua ((transitive) to multiply by two) · pt dobrar (to fold over so as to make two folds) · pl zdublować ((transitive) to multiply by two) · fi kaksinkertaistaa ((transitive) to multiply by two) · ca duplicar-se ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · ms melipatgandakan ((transitive) to multiply by two) · pl zastępować (to act as substitute) · bg удвоявам ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · ja 複製する (to copy) · pt dobrar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · bg свивам (to clench) · sv dubbla (bridge: to make a call that will double certain scoring points) · be падво́іцца ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · hu megkétszereződik ((intransitive) to increase by 100%) · id berpasangan (to join) · fi puristaa (to clench) · sv duplicera (to copy) · es redoblar ((transitive) to multiply by two) · grc διπλασιάζω ((transitive) to multiply by two) · id menggandakan (to copy) · de doppeln ((transitive) to multiply by two) · it doppiare ((transitive) to multiply by two)

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