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Double

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Definitions for Double

noun
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
Synonyms
two-base hit two-bagger two-baser
Examples
  1. he hit a double to deep centerfield
noun
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
Synonyms
stunt man stunt woman
Examples
  1. his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
noun
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
Synonyms
image look-alike
Examples
  1. he could be Gingrich's double
  2. she's the very image of her mother
noun
a quantity that is twice as great as another
Examples
  1. 36 is the double of 18
noun
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
Synonyms
doubling
Examples
  1. I decided his double was a bluff
verb
increase twofold
Synonyms
duplicate
Examples
  1. The population doubled within 50 years
verb
hit a two-base hit
verb
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
Synonyms
double over double up
Examples
  1. He doubled and vomited violently
verb
do double duty
Examples
  1. serve two purposes or have two functions
  2. She doubles as his wife and secretary
verb
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
verb
make or do or perform again
Synonyms
duplicate reduplicate repeat replicate
Examples
  1. He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
adjective
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Synonyms
dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold
Examples
  1. a double (or dual) role for an actor
  2. the office of a clergyman is twofold
  3. public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
  4. every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
adjective
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Synonyms
dual duple
Examples
  1. an egg with a double yolk
  2. a double (binary) star
  3. double doors
  4. dual controls for pilot and copilot
  5. duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure
adjective
twice as great or many
Synonyms
doubled twofold two-fold
Examples
  1. ate a double portion
  2. the dose is doubled
  3. a twofold increase
adjective
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
Examples
  1. double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical
adjective
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Synonyms
bivalent
adjective
large enough for two
Examples
  1. a double bed
  2. a double room
adjective
having two meanings with intent to deceive
Synonyms
forked
Examples
  1. a sly double meaning
  2. spoke with forked tongue
adverb
downward and forward
Examples
  1. he was bent double with pain
adverb
two together
Examples
  1. some people sleep better double
adverb
to double the degree
Synonyms
doubly twice
Examples
  1. she was doubly rewarded
  2. his eyes were double bright

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