Definitions of DOUBLE in various dictionaries:
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a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
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a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
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someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
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a quantity that is twice as great as another
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raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
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increase twofold
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hit a two-base hit
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bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
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do double duty
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bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
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make or do or perform again
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having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
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consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
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twice as great or many
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used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
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used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
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large enough for two
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having two meanings with intent to deceive
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downward and forward
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two together
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to double the degree
Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount: a double dose.
Composed of two like parts: double doors.
Composed of two unlike parts; dual: a double meaning; a double role for an actor.
Accommodating or designed for two: a double bed; a double room.
Characterized by duplicity; deceitful: speak with a double tongue.
Botany.
Something increased twofold.
One that closely resembles another; a duplicate.
An actor’s understudy.
An actor who takes the place of another actor in scenes requiring special skills or preparations: a stunt double; a body double.
An apparition; a wraith.
A sharp turn in a direction of movement; a reversal.
A form of a game, such as tennis or handball, having two players on each side.
Games.
A bid in bridge indicating strength to one’s partner; a request for a bid.
A bid doubling one’s opponent’s bid in bridge, thus increasing the penalty for failure to fulfill the contract.
A hand justifying such a bid.
To make twice as great.
To be twice as much as: doubled the score of his opponent.
To fold in two.
To clench (one’s fist).
To duplicate; repeat.
To turn (an enemy spy) into a double agent.
Baseball.
To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a two-base hit.
To advance or score (a runner) by hitting a two-base hit.
To put out (a runner) as the second part of a double play.
To challenge (an opponent’s bid) with a double in bridge.
To duplicate (another part or voice) an octave higher or lower or in unison.
To sail around: double a cape.
To be increased twofold: The debt soon doubled.
To turn sharply or all the way around; reverse one’s course: had to double back to touch the missed base.
To serve in an additional capacity: a frying pan that doubles as a pie tin; a conductor who doubles as a pianist.
To replace an actor in the actor’s absence or in a certain scene.
To hit a two-base hit.
To an noun ce a double in bridge.
To twice the amount or extent; doubly: paid double for the customized car.
Two together; in pairs: sleeping double.
In two: bent double.
To bend suddenly, as in pain or laughter.
To share accommodations meant for one person.
Immediately.
In double time.
verb - to make twice as great