double (adj.)

  1. 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'

  2. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

    [ Syn: bivalent , bivalent ]

    double (n.)

  1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; he hit a double to deep centerfield

    [ Syn: two-base hit , two-bagger , two-baser ]

  2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable

    [ Syn: stunt man , stunt woman ]

  3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); he could be Gingrichs double; shes the very image of her mother

    [ Syn: image , look-alike ]

  4. a quantity that is twice as great as another; 36 is the double of 18'

  5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; I decided his double was a bluff

    [ Syn: doubling ]

    double (adv.)

  1. downward and forward; he was bent double with pain'

  2. two together; some people sleep better double'

  3. to double the degree; she was doubly rewarded; his eyes were double bright

    [ Syn: doubly , doubly , twice , twice , doubly , doubly , twice , twice , doubly , doubly , twice , twice , doubly , doubly , twice , twice ]

    double (adj.)

  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

    [ Syn: dual , twofold , two-fold , treble , threefold , three-fold ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: dual , duple ]

  3. twice as great or many; ate a double portion; the dose is doubled; a twofold increase

    [ Syn: doubled , twofold , two-fold ]

  4. large enough for two; a double bed; a double room'

  5. having two meanings with intent to deceive; a sly double meaning; spoke with forked tongue

    [ Syn: forked ]

    double (v.)

  1. increase twofold; The population doubled within 50 years

    [ Syn: duplicate ]

  2. hit a two-base hit

  3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; He doubled and vomited violently

    [ Syn: double over , double up ]

  4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; She doubles as his wife and secretary'

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

  6. make or do or perform again; He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

    [ Syn: duplicate , reduplicate , repeat , replicate ]

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