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Double

ˈdʌbl

Double definitions
verb
double doubled doubles doubling
  1. become twice as much or as many

    "profits doubled in one year"

    multiply by two increase twofold enlarge magnify repeat
    • make twice as much or as many of (something)

      "Clare doubled her income overnight"

    • amount to twice as much as

      "thy fifty yet doth double five and twenty"

    • move at twice the usual speed; run

      "I doubled across the deck to join the others"

    • make a call increasing the value of the penalty points to be scored on an opponent's bid if it wins the auction and is not fulfilled

      "it may be right for East to double"

  2. fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself

    "the muslin is doubled and then laid in a sieve over the bowl"

    fold (back/up/down/over/under) turn back/up/down/over/under tuck back/up/down/under bend back/over crease
    • clench (a fist)

      "he had one arm around her and the other fist doubled"

    • pot (a ball) by making it rebound off a cushion
    • sail round (a headland)

      "we struck out seaward to double the headland of the cape"

  3. be used in or play another, different role

    "a laser printer doubles as a photocopier"

    function do (also) serve
    • (of an actor) play (two parts) in the same piece
    • play two or more musical instruments
    • add the same note in a higher or lower octave to (a note)