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Definitions and meaning of double

double

Etymology

From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌb(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌb(ə)l/, [ˈdʌb.ɫ]
• Rhymes: -ʌbəl
• Hyphenation: doub‧le

Adjective

double (not comparable)

1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
2. Of twice the quantity.

3. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

4. Designed for two users.

5. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
6. Stooping; bent over.
7. Having two aspects; ambiguous.

8. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
   • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:

     A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell
     Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel;
     Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write,
     Of fals double tunges in the diſpite.

9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
10. (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

11. (music) Of time, twice as fast.

Synonyms

• (made up of two matching or complementary elements): binary, twin; see also Thesaurus:dual
• (twice the quantity): duplicate, twofold; see also Thesaurus:twofold
• (having two aspects): twofold

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "made up of two matching or complementary elements"): half
• (antonym(s) of "of twice the quantity"): half

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: دبل (dabal)

Translations

See also

Adverb

double (not comparable)

1. Twice over; twofold; doubly.
   • February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope

     I was double their age.

2. Two together; two at a time.

3. Into two halves or sections.

Synonyms

• (twice over): doubly; see also Thesaurus:twice

Noun

double (plural doubles)

1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

   Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

3. A drink with two portions of alcohol.

   On second thought, make that a double.

4. A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
5. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
6. A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

   I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.

   Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.

7. (baseball) A two-base hit.

   The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.

8. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
9. (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
10. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
11. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
12. (darts) A hit on this ring.
13. (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
14. (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.

    The sine function returns a double.

15. (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
16. (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
17. (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
18. (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.

    In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.

19. (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
20. (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
21. (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
22. (Christianity) A double feast.
23. Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

double (third-person singular simple present doubles, present participle doubling, simple past and past participle doubled)

1. (transitive) To multiply by two.

2. (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
4. (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.

5. (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
6. (baseball) To get a two-base hit.

7. (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
8. (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
9. (transitive with as) To serve a second role or have a second purpose.

10. (transitive, intransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
11. (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
12. (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
13. (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
14. (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
15. (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
16. (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
17. (card games, intransitive) To double down.
18. (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
19. (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
20. (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

21. (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
22. (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

23. (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.

Synonyms

• (to multiply by two): redouble; see also Thesaurus:double
• (to repeat exactly; copy): facsimilize; see also Thesaurus:duplicate

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "to multiply by two"): halve; see also Thesaurus:bisect

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• quadruple
• quintuple
• sextuple
• single
• triple

Anagrams

• Lobedu, bouled, dobule

Chinese

Etymology

From English double.

Pronunciation

Noun

double

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) times; -fold (Classifier: 個／个 c)

   使多一個double／使多一个double [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  sai² do¹ jat¹ go³ dap¹ bou⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  to use onefold more

   • 試過賺幾個double，我見好就會收，不過洪欣就試過走唔切。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     试过赚几个double，我见好就会收，不过洪欣就试过走唔切。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     si³ gwo³ zaan⁶ gei² go³ dap¹ bou⁴, ngo⁵ gin³ hou² zau⁶ wui⁵ sau¹, bat¹ gwo³ hung⁴ jan¹ zau⁶ si³ gwo³ zau² m⁴ cit³. [Jyutping]

     I've experienced earning multiple times [of the original amount invested] before; I would quit while one is ahead, but Hung Yan once did not leave the market in time.

Synonyms

• doub

Verb

double

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to double; to increase by 100%

Synonyms

• doub

References

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French doble, from Latin duplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dubl/

Adjective

double (plural doubles)

1. double (all senses), two

2. (music) sixteenth note

   une double croche ― a sixteenth note

Derived terms

Related terms

• doubler

Descendants

• → Romanian: dublu

Noun

double m (plural doubles)

1. double (twice the number, amount, etc.)

2. duplicate (an identical copy)

3. (baseball) double

Verb

double

1. inflection of doubler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “double”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org