double
/ˈdəbəl/
दुइ गुणा, डबल
noun
1. two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"
2. stunt man, stunt woman
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
3. image, look-alike
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
"he could be Gingrich's double"
"she's the very image of her mother"
4. double
a quantity that is twice as great as another
"36 is the double of 18"
5. doubling
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
"I decided his double was a bluff"
verb
1. duplicate
increase twofold
"The population doubled within 50 years"
2. double
hit a two-base hit
3. double over, double up
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
"He doubled and vomited violently"
4. double
do double duty
serve two purposes or have two functions
"She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5. double
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6. duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
adjective
1. dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
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
2. dual, duple
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"
3. doubled, twofold, two-fold
twice as great or many
"ate a double portion"
"the dose is doubled"
"a twofold increase"
4. double
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"
5. bivalent
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
6. double
large enough for two
"a double bed"
"a double room"
7. forked
having two meanings with intent to deceive
"a sly double meaning"
"spoke with forked tongue"
adverb
1. double
downward and forward
"he was bent double with pain"
2. double
two together
"some people sleep better double"
3. doubly, twice
to double the degree
"she was doubly rewarded"
"his eyes were double bright"
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