Sekirov Dictionary

double

/ˈdʌb.əl/

adjective 11
noun 32
verb 23
adverb 3
forms 7
phrases 12

adjective11

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twice the usual size or amount
- Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
- Britain's population density used to be double that of China.
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Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- The closet has double doors.
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
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False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- 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, — 1515
Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
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Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
Of time, twice as fast.
Stooping; bent over.

noun32

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Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- I did double his sales this month.
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A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- On second thought, make that a double.
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Two shifts of work back to back.
- I work a double this weekend.
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A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
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The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- DJ Campbell grabbed a second-half double as Blackpool made Sunderland pay for a host of missed chances to secure a fifth away league win of the season. — 2010
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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.
The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
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A two-base hit.
- The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
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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.
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A double agent.
- 'This is 007 speaking. This is an open line. It's an emergency. Can you hear me? Pass this on at once. 3030 was a double, working for Redland. — 1953
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A double-precision floating-point number.
- The sine function returns a double.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
A hit on this ring.
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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.
- Not only did I collect on the double; I had the win and the place money as well. — 2005
A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
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A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour. — 2023
A boat for two scullers.
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A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- The saxophone is a valuable and rewarding double, and opens up many gigs that aren’t available to players of just the “orchestral” woodwinds. — 2020
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
(slang, old-fashioned) A double-cross or betrayal.
A compound attack that deceives the opponent's attempted circular parry.
Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
(US) Collectively, both the Indianapolis 500, a day race, and the Coca-Cola 600, an evening race, both of which are run on Memorial Day weekend Sunday. Used concerning racers who (wish[/ed/ing] to) participat[e/ed/ing] in both events, typically using a private jet to travel between Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 500 and Charlotte, North Carolina, to get to the 600.
Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
A double feast.
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(slang) Someone who identifies with the same kintype.
- seeing a double of their kintype can feel threatening or disorienting, or just make them kind of uncomfortable if their kintype is very personal to them. — 2018
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(slang) Someone who yumeships with the same character as another person.
- Haven’t been in the yumeshipping space for all that long so I never really knew if I was sharing or not until I talked to a double. — 2026
(historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
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(historical) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- As for doubles, they are not worth anything now; and I have still got an egg-cupful my mother used to keep handy to give the baker change from a farthing. — 1974

verb23

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To multiply by two.
- The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
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To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
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To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
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To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
- A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
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To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- In On the Beat he doubles the parts of a constable and a gang-leader. Norman was all over the place. — 1997
To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
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To fold over so as to make two folds.
- To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
To repeat exactly; copy.
To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
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To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- Laforêt, who (as the French express it), doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence. — 1801
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To get a two-base hit.
- The batter doubled into the corner.
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To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- Thus re-inforc’d, against the adverse Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way. — 1667
To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
To double down.
To operate as a double agent.
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To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- "You double down to the harbour, my lad," said the Captain to Strickland, "and sign on. You've got your papers." Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him. — 1919
To clench (a fist).
To turn sharply, following a winding course.
To join or couple.
To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
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To sail around (a headland or other point).
- Sailing along the coast, he doubled the promontory of Carthage. — 1603
To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
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(informal) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.

adverb3

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Twice over; twofold; doubly.
- February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I was double their age.
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Into two halves or sections.
- The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.
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Two together; two at a time.
- When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.
- There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.

forms

doubled · doubling · doubles · doubleth · doublest · Doubles · doublés

Phrases with double

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