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