double
58 ENTRIES FOUND:
- double (adjective)
- double (verb)
- double (noun)
- double (adverb)
- double–barreled (adjective)
- double–blind (adjective)
- double–book (verb)
- double–breasted (adjective)
- double–check (verb)
- double–click (verb)
- double–cross (verb)
- double–dealing (noun)
- double–decker (noun)
- double–edged (adjective)
- double–edged sword (noun)
- double–hung window (noun)
- double–jointed (adjective)
- double–park (verb)
- double–quick (adjective)
- double–sided (adjective)
- double–space (verb)
- double–talk (noun)
- double–team (verb)
- double–wide (noun)
- double agent (noun)
- double bass (noun)
- double bill (noun)
- double bind (noun)
- double bogey (noun)
- double boiler (noun)
- double bond (noun)
- double chin (noun)
- double cream (noun)
- double date (noun)
- double digits (noun)
- double dribble (noun)
- double Dutch (noun)
- double entendre (noun)
- double fault (noun)
- double feature (noun)
- double figures (noun)
- double glazing (noun)
- double helix (noun)
- double jeopardy (noun)
- double knit (noun)
- double negative (noun)
- double play (noun)
- double standard (noun)
- double take (noun)
- double time (noun)
- double vision (noun)
- double whammy (noun)
- body double (noun)
- stunt double (noun)
- triple–double (noun)
- nothing (pronoun)
- quits (adjective)
- see (verb)
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE
1
:
made of two parts that are similar or exactly the same
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One of the eggs had a double yolk.
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The truck crossed the double yellow line and entered the other lane.
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My name is “Allison,” with a double “l.”
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The band is releasing a double album [=a set of two records, CDs, etc.] later this year.
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Go through those double doors and walk to the end of the hall.
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He was convicted of a double murder. [=of killing two people at the same time]
2
:
having two very different parts or qualities
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He served a double [=dual] role as both king and servant to his people.
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His statement has a double meaning. [=it means two different things]
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In this film, he does double duty [=performs two roles] as both actor and director.
◊ If you are leading/living a double life, you have something secret that you do as an important part of your life in addition to the regular parts of your life that other people know about.
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She was a newspaper reporter who led/lived a double life as a spy.
3
a
:
of a size that is twice as big as usual
:
of an amount that is twice as much as usual
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I'll have a double espresso, please.
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two double martinis
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a double dose of medicine
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Line the pan with a double thickness [=two layers] of foil.
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a double order of fries
b
:
coming from two different places or sources
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families with a double income [=two incomes]
4
:
two times as great or as many as the number, amount, size, etc., of something else
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The college had double [=twice] the number of expected applicants.
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Our new car was double the price of our last one.
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The CEO's salary is nearly double that of the president.
5
:
made for two people to use
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We'll need a double room.
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a room with a double bed
6
of a flower
:
having more than the usual number of petals
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double flowers/blooms
2
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
verb
doubles;
doubled;
doubling
2
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
verb
doubles;
doubled;
doubling
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE
1
a
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to become two times as great or as many
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They doubled their winnings.
b
[no object]
:
to become two times as great or as many
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The price of the house had doubled. = The house had doubled in price.
2
[no object]
:
to have a second job or use
— + as
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Our couch often doubles as a bed. [=is often used as a bed]
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Their living room doubles as a home office.
3
a
[+ object]
:
to bend or fold (something, such as a piece of paper) usually in the middle
— usually + over or up
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I doubled over the paper and put it in my notebook.
b
:
to bend forward at the waist
— usually + over or up
[no object]
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We all doubled over laughing.
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He doubled up in pain.
[+ object]
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The pain doubled him over. = He was doubled over with pain.
4
[no object]
baseball
:
to hit a double
:
to hit the ball so that you can reach second base
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He doubled to left field.
double back
[phrasal verb]
:
to turn around and return on the same path
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I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.
double up
[phrasal verb]
:
to share a place to live or sleep that is made for one person or one family
—
see also 2double 3b (above)
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Some families have to double up [=live with another family] in crowded apartments.
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There was only one bed, so we had to double up.
double up on
[phrasal verb]
double up on (something)
:
to use or do two times as many of (something)
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I'm going to have to double up on [=take twice as many] classes this semester if I want to graduate this year.
3
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
noun
plural
doubles
3
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
noun
plural
doubles
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE
1
[singular]
:
something that is two times the usual size, strength, or amount
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I'll have one more glass of vodka. Make it a double, please.
2
[count]
a
:
someone who looks very much like another person
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People often tell me that I'm his double.
b
:
a person who looks like an actor and takes the actor's place in some scenes in a movie or TV show
—
see also body double, stunt double
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The actress's double did all of the dangerous scenes.
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Can you tell if it's the actor or his double in that shot?
4
doubles
[plural]
:
a game of tennis or a similar sport that is played between two pairs of players
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We play doubles with another couple on the weekends.
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He's my doubles partner.
5
[count]
:
a room in a hotel, inn, etc., for two people
—
compare single
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We'll need a double for the night.
double or nothing
(US) or British double or quits
:
a gambling bet in which you could win two times as much money as you have already won or you could lose all of the money
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I won $20 on the first game but lost it on the second game going double or nothing.
on the double
(US) informal or British at the double
:
very quickly
:
as soon as possible
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I need you back here on the double. [=immediately]
4
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
adverb
4
double
/ˈdʌbəl/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOUBLE
1
:
two times as many or as much
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The last question on the exam counts double. [=is worth twice as many points]
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I was charged/billed double. [=twice the usual amount]
2
:
two times
— usually used in combination
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I was double-charged/billed. [=I was charged/billed twice for the same product or service]
bend double
:
to fold in the middle
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I held on tight as my fishing rod bent double.
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He bent double [=doubled over] in pain.
◊ Bend double is used more frequently in British English than in U.S. English.
see double
:
to see two things when only one thing is present
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As her eyesight got worse, she began seeing double.
that goes double for
informal
— used to say that something you have just said about one person or thing relates even more strongly to another
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You're in trouble, Steven. And that goes double for you, John. [=you, John, are in even more trouble than Steven]
