Doubling

n.	1.	The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
	2.	A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.
	3.	(Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
	4.	The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.
	5.	raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or backgammon, by a factor of 2. Doubling a cape (Naut.) etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.

Noun	1.	doubling - increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"
	2.	doubling - raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff" Synonyms: double

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