Definitions For Double
noun
- A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- A quantity that is twice as great as another
- Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- To cause (something) to become two times as great or as many
- To become two times as great or as many
- To have a second job or use
- Something that is two times the usual size, strength, or amount
- Someone who looks very much like another person
- A person who looks like an actor and takes the actor's place in some scenes in a movie or TV show
verb
- Increase twofold
- Hit a two-base hit
- Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- Make or do or perform again
- Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- Two times as many or as much
- Two times
adjective
- Having two meanings with intent to deceive
- Large enough for two
- Twice as great or many
- Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
adjective
- Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
adverb
- To double the degree
- Two together
- Downward and forward
Examples of Double in a Sentence
- One of the eggs had a double yolk.
- The truck crossed the double yellow line and entered the other lane.
- My name is “Allison,” with a double “l.”
- We all doubled over laughing.
- He doubled up in pain.
- Raced to his side double quick
- I'll have one more glass of vodka. Make it a double, please.
- People often tell me that I'm his double.
- The actress's double did all of the dangerous scenes.
noun
- A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- A quantity that is twice as great as another
- Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- To cause (something) to become two times as great or as many
- To become two times as great or as many
- To have a second job or use
- Something that is two times the usual size, strength, or amount
- Someone who looks very much like another person
- A person who looks like an actor and takes the actor's place in some scenes in a movie or TV show
verb
- Increase twofold
- Hit a two-base hit
- Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- Make or do or perform again
- Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- Two times as many or as much
- Two times
adjective
- Having two meanings with intent to deceive
- Large enough for two
- Twice as great or many
- Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
adjective
- Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
adverb
- To double the degree
- Two together
- Downward and forward
- One of the eggs had a double yolk.
- The truck crossed the double yellow line and entered the other lane.
- My name is “Allison,” with a double “l.”
- We all doubled over laughing.
- He doubled up in pain.
- Raced to his side double quick
- I'll have one more glass of vodka. Make it a double, please.
- People often tell me that I'm his double.
- The actress's double did all of the dangerous scenes.