double

/ˈdʌb.əl/ · noun

Meaning

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
To multiply by two.
To fold over so as to make two folds.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
To get a two-base hit.
(sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
Of twice the quantity.
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
Designed for two users.
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
Stooping; bent over.
Twice over; twofold; doubly.
Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)
The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.

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