double meaning and definition

DOUBLE noun

Definition of double (noun)

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
   • "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
   • synonyms: two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser
2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
   • "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
   • synonyms: stunt man, stunt woman
3. 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, look-alike
4. a quantity that is twice as great as another
   • "36 is the double of 18"
5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
   • "I decided his double was a bluff"
   • synonyms: doubling

DOUBLE verb

Definition of double (verb)

1. increase twofold
   • "The population doubled within 50 years"
   • synonyms: duplicate
2. hit a two-base hit
3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
   • "He doubled and vomited violently"
   • synonyms: double over, double up
4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
   • "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6. make or do or perform again
   • "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
   • synonyms: duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate

DOUBLE adjective

Definition of double (adjective)

1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
   • "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
   • synonyms: dual, threefold, three-fold, treble, twofold, two-fold
2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
   • "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
   • synonyms: dual, duple
3. twice as great or many
   • "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
   • synonyms: doubled, twofold, two-fold
4. 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"
   • antonym: single
5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
   • synonyms: bivalent
   • antonym: multivalent
6. large enough for two
   • "a double bed"; "a double room"
7. having two meanings with intent to deceive
   • "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
   • synonyms: forked

DOUBLE adverb

Definition of double (adverb)

1. downward and forward
   • "he was bent double with pain"
2. two together
   • "some people sleep better double"
3. to double the degree
   • "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
   • synonyms: doubly, twice