noun : DOUBLE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" ;
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2. (
) a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" ;
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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" ;
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4. (
) a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18" ;
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5. (
) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff" ;
verb : DOUBLE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) hit a two-base hit ;
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3. (
) bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" ;
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4. (
) do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" ;
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5. (
) bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) ;
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6. (
) make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" ;
Adjective : DOUBLE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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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 ;
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3. (
) twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" ;
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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" ;
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5. (
) used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis ;
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6. (
) large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room" ;
Adverb : DOUBLE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain" ;
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2. (
) two together; "some people sleep better double" ;
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