Meaning of 'double'

adverb

to double the degree

Synonyms: twice

adverb

two together

Example: "some people sleep better double"

adverb

downward and forward

Example: "I was bent double with pain."

adjective

having two meanings with intent to deceive

Example: "a sly double meaning"

Synonyms: forked

adjective

large enough for two

Example: "a double bed"

adjective

used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

Synonyms: bivalent

adjective

twice as great or many

Example: "ate a double portion"

Synonyms: twofold doubled two-fold

adjective

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

Example: "an egg with a double yolk"

Synonyms: dual duple

adjective

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

Example: "a double (or dual) role for an actor"

Synonyms: threefold twofold treble dual two-fold three-fold

adjective

used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

Example: "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

noun

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

Example: "The batter hit a double to deep centerfield."

Synonyms: two-bagger

noun

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

Example: "I decided their double was a bluff."

Synonyms: doubling

noun

a quantity that is twice as great as another

Example: "36 is the double of 18"

noun

someone who closely resembles a famous person, especially an actor

Example: "I could be Arnold Schwarzenegger's double."

Synonyms: look-alike image

noun

a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

Example: "Their first job in Hollywood was as a double for the movie star."

Synonyms: stunt man stunt woman

verb

increase twofold

Example: "The population doubled within 50 years"

Synonyms: duplicate

verb

hit a two-base hit

verb

do double duty

verb

make or do or perform again

Synonyms: duplicate repeat reduplicate replicate

verb

bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

Example: "The drunk person doubled over and vomited violently."

Synonyms: double up double over

verb

bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)