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double adj 1 made up of two similar parts; paired; in pairs. 2 twice the weight, size, etc, or twice the usual weight, size, etc. 3 for two people • a double bed. 4 ambiguous • double meaning. 5 said of a musical instrument: sounding an octave lower • double bass. adverb 1 twice. 2 with one half over the other • folded double. noun 1 a double quantity. 2 a duplicate or lookalike. 3 an actor's stand-in, used especially in dangerous scenes. 4 a double measure of alcoholic spirit. 5 a racing bet in which any winnings from the first stake become a stake in a subsequent race. 6 a win in two events on the same racing programme. See separate entry doubles. verb (doubled, doubling) 1 tr & intr to make or become twice as large in size, number, etc. 2 intrans to have a second use or function • The spare bed doubles as a couch. 3 intrans to turn round sharply. at or on the double very quickly. double or quits in gambling: the alternative, left to chance, of doubling or cancelling payment.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French doble, from Latin duplus.
double back to turn and go back, often by a different route. double for someone to act as their substitute. double something over to fold one half of it over the other. double up 1 to bend sharply at the waist, especially through pain. 2 (also double up with someone) to share a bedroom with another person. |
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