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Double - definition of double by The Free Dictionary Double - definition of double by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/double Printer Friendly double Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Financial , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . dou·ble (dŭb′əl) adj. 1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount: a double dose. 2. Composed of two like parts: double doors. 3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual: a double meaning; a double role for an actor. 4. Accommodating or designed for two: a double bed; a double room. 5. Characterized by duplicity; deceitful: speak with a double tongue. 6. Botany Having many more than the usual number of petals, usually in a crowded or an overlapping arrangement: a double chrysanthemum. n. 1. Something increased twofold. 2. One that closely resembles another; a duplicate. 3. a. Something having two identifiable or prominent parts or members. b. Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding two people or things, as a mattress. 4. a. An actor's understudy. b. An actor who takes the place of another actor in scenes requiring special skills or preparations: a stunt double; a body double. 5. An apparition; a wraith. 6. a. A sharp turn in a direction of movement; a reversal. b. A sharp, often devious change in position or argument; a shift. 7. doubles Sports A form of a game, such as tennis or handball, having two players on each side. 8. Baseball A hit enabling the batter to reach second base. Also called two-bagger , two-base hit . 9. Games a. A bid in bridge indicating strength to one's partner; a request for a bid. b. A bid doubling one's opponent's bid in bridge, thus increasing the penalty for failure to fulfill the contract. c. A hand justifying such a bid. v. dou·bled , dou·bling , dou·bles v. tr. 1. To make twice as great. 2. To be twice as much as: doubled the score of his opponent. 3. To fold in two. 4. To clench (one's fist). 5. To duplicate; repeat. 6. To turn (an enemy spy) into a double agent. 7. Baseball a. To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a double. b. To advance or score (a runner) by hitting a double. c. To put out (a runner) as the second part of a double play. 8. Games To challenge (an opponent's bid) with a double in bridge. 9. Music To duplicate (another part or voice) an octave higher or lower or in unison. 10. Nautical To sail around: double a cape. v. intr. 1. To be increased twofold: The debt soon doubled. 2. To turn sharply or all the way around; reverse one's course: had to double back to touch the missed base. 3. To serve in an additional capacity: a frying pan that doubles as a pie tin; a conductor who doubles as a pianist. 4. To replace an actor in the actor's absence or in a certain scene. 5. Baseball To hit a double. 6. Games To announce a double in bridge. adv. 1. To twice the amount or extent; doubly: paid double for the customized car. 2. Two together; in pairs: sleeping double. 3. In two: bent double. Phrasal Verb: double up 1. To bend suddenly, as in pain or laughter. 2. To share accommodations meant for one person. Idiom: on /at the double 1. Immediately. 2. In double time. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin duplus ; see dwo- in Indo-European roots .] dou′ble·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. double ( ˈdʌbəl ) adj ( usually prenominal ) 1. as much again in size, strength, number, etc: a double portion . 2. composed of two equal or similar parts; in a pair; twofold: a double egg cup . 3. designed for two users: a double room . 4. folded in two; composed of two layers: double paper . 5. stooping; bent over 6. having two aspects or existing in two different ways; ambiguous: a double meaning . 7. false, deceitful, or hypocritical: a double life . 8. (Botany) (of flowers) having more than the normal number of petals 9. (Mathematics) maths a. (of a root) being one of two equal roots of a polynomial equation b. (of an integral) having an integrand containing two independent variables requiring two integrations, in each of which one variable is kept constant 10. (Classical Music) music a. (of an instrument) sounding an octave lower than the pitch indicated by the notation: a double bass . b. (of time) duple, usually accompanied by the direction alla breve adv 11. twice over; twofold 12. two together; two at a time (esp in the phrase see double ) n 13. twice the number, amount, size, etc 14. (Brewing) a double measure of spirits, such as whisky or brandy 15. (Film) a duplicate or counterpart, esp a person who closely resembles another; understudy 16. a wraith or ghostly apparition that is the exact counterpart of a living person; doppelgänger 17. a sharp turn, esp a return on one's own tracks 18. an evasive shift or artifice; trick 19. (Theatre) an actor who plays two parts in one play 20. (Bridge) bridge a call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract 21. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket 22. (Horse Racing) a bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the horse in the first race are placed on the horse in the later race 23. (Roman Catholic Church) ( often capital ) chiefly RC Church one of the higher-ranking feasts on which the antiphons are recited both before and after the psalms 24. (Classical Music) music an ornamented variation in 16th and 17th century music 25. (Military) Also called: double time a pace of twice the normal marching speed 26. (Tennis) tennis See double fault 27. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a. the narrow outermost ring on a dartboard b. a hit on this ring 28. (Military) at twice normal marching speed 29. quickly or immediately vb 30. to make or become twice as much 31. to bend or fold (material, a bandage, etc) 32. (sometimes foll by: up ) to clench (a fist) 33. ( tr; often foll by together or up ) to join or couple: he doubled up the team . 34. ( tr ) to repeat exactly; copy 35. ( intr ) to play two parts or serve two roles 36. (Navigation) ( intr ) to turn sharply; follow a winding course 37. (Nautical Terms) nautical to sail around (a headland or other point) 38. (Music, other) music a. to duplicate (a voice or instrumental part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it b. (usually foll by: on ) to be capable of performing (upon an instrument additional to one's normal one): the third trumpeter doubles on cornet . 39. (Bridge) bridge to make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract 40. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker to cause (a ball) to rebound or (of a ball) to rebound from a cushion across or up or down the table 41. (Chess & Draughts) chess a. to cause two pawns of the same colour to be on the same file b. to place both rooks of the same colour on the same rank or the same file 42. (Film) (foll by: for ) to act as substitute (for an actor or actress) 43. ( intr ) to go or march at twice the normal speed [C13: from Old French, from Latin duplus twofold, from duo two + -plus -fold] ˈdoubleness n ˈdoubler n Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 dou•ble (ˈdʌb əl) adj., n., v. -bled, -bling, adv. adj. 1. twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc. 2. composed of two like parts or members; paired: a double sink. 3. suitable for two persons: a double room. 4. twofold in character or meaning; dual or ambiguous. 5. marked by duplicity; deceitful; hypocritical: a double life. 6. folded in two. 7. (of a bed or bedclothes) full-size: a double blanket. 8. (of flowers) having many more than the normal number of petals. n. 9. anything that is twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc. 10. a duplicate or counterpart. 11. a person exactly or closely resembling another. 12. a hotel room with two beds or a double bed, for occupancy by two people. 13. an alcoholic drink containing twice the usual amount of alcohol. 14. a fold or plait. 15. a sharp reversal, as of course. 16. a trick or artifice, as of argument in a debate. 17. a. an understudy. b. an actor who plays two or more parts in a play, usu. minor roles. 18. a substitute who performs feats or actions in a movie or TV show too hazardous for a star. 19. Also called two-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach second base safely. 20. double time. 21. doubles, ( used with a sing. v. ) a game or match, as in tennis, in which there are two players on each side. 22. (in bridge) a bid by an opponent indicating belief that the declarer's bid will not succeed or informing one's partner that one's hand is of a certain strength. v.t. 23. to make double or twice as great; add an equal amount of. 24. to fold or bend with one part over another (often fol. by over, up, etc.). 25. to clench: to double one's fists. 26. to be twice as much as. 27. to sail around (a projecting area of land). 28. to pair; couple. 29. (in bridge) to challenge (a declarer's bid) by calling “double.” 30. a. to be a double for (an actor). b. to perform (a role or roles) as an actor cast in more than one part. 31. Baseball. a. to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a two-base hit. b. to cause (a run) to be scored by a two-base hit (often fol. by in ). c. to put out (a base runner) as the second out of a double play. v.i. 32. to become double. 33. to bend or fold (often fol. by up or over ). 34. to turn back on a course; reverse direction (often fol. by back ). 35. to serve in an additional capacity: The director doubles as bit player. 36. to act as a double in a play, motion picture, or the like. 37. to hit a double in baseball. 38. to p