double

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.

2. 2adjective

   Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled.

3. 3adjective

   Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.

4. 4adjective

   Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double.

5. 5adverb

   Twice; doubly.

6. 6adjective

   To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.

7. 7adjective

   To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.

8. 8adjective

   To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

9. 9adjective

   To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion.

10. 10adjective

    To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.

15. 15noun

    Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like.

16. 16noun

    Among compositors, a doublet (See Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.

17. 17noun

    That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.

18. 18noun

    A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.

19. 19noun

    Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith.

20. 20noun

    A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.

21. 21noun

    Double beer; strong beer.

22. 22noun

    A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts.

23. 23noun

    A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.

24. 24noun

    An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.

25. 25noun

    a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

    "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

26. 26noun

    raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

    "I decided his double was a bluff"

    Synonyms

    doubling
27. 27noun

    a quantity that is twice as great as another

    "36 is the double of 18"

28. 28noun

    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

    "he could be Gingrich's double"

    "she's the very image of her mother"

    Synonyms

    image
29. 29noun

    a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

    "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

30. 30verb

    increase twofold

    "The population doubled within 50 years"

    Synonyms

    duplicate
31. 31verb

    hit a two-base hit

32. 32verb

    do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

    "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

33. 33verb

    make or do or perform again

    "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

    Synonyms

    duplicatereduplicaterepeatreplicate
34. 34verb

    bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

    "He doubled and vomited violently"

35. 35verb

    bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

36. 36adjective

    having two meanings with intent to deceive

    "a sly double meaning"

    "spoke with forked tongue"

    Synonyms

    forked
37. 37adjective

    large enough for two

    "a double bed"

    "a double room"

38. 38adjective

    used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

    Synonyms

    bivalent
39. 39adjective

    twice as great or many

    "ate a double portion"

    "the dose is doubled"

    Synonyms

    doubledtwofold
40. 40adjective

    consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

    "an egg with a double yolk"

    "a double (binary) star"

    Synonyms

    dualduple
41. 41adjective

    having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities- R.W.Emerson-Frederick Harrison

    "a double (or dual) role for an actor"

    "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"

    Synonyms

    dualthreefoldtrebletwofold
42. 42adjective

    used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

    "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

43. 43adverb

    to double the degree

    "she was doubly rewarded"

    "his eyes were double bright"

    Synonyms

    doublytwice
44. 44adverb

    two together

    "some people sleep better double"

45. 45adverb

    downward and forward

    "he was bent double with pain"