- double
- doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(of two parts)¦2¦(two different uses)¦3¦(twice as big)¦4¦(for two people)¦5¦(two letters/numbers)¦6¦(flower)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo 'two' + -plus 'multiplied by']1.) ¦(OF TWO PARTS)¦consisting of two parts that are similar or exactly the same▪ a double sink▪ a double wardrobe▪ the great double doors of the cathedral▪ Don't park your car on double yellow lines.2.) ¦(TWO DIFFERENT USES)¦combining or involving two things of the same type▪ a double murder case▪ A lot of the jokes were based on double meaning .3.) ¦(TWICE AS BIG)¦twice as big, twice as much, or twice as many as usual▪ a double whisky▪ The city was enclosed by walls of double thickness.4.) ¦(FOR TWO PEOPLE)¦made for two people or things to use→↑single▪ Do you need a double bed or two singles?▪ a double room▪ a double garage5.) ¦(TWO LETTERS/NUMBERS)¦BrE spoken used to say that a particular letter or number is repeated▪ My name's Robbins with a double 'b'.▪ The number is 869 double 2 (=86922) .6.) ¦(FLOWER)¦a double flower has more than the usual number of ↑petals→↑doublydouble 2double2 n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(twice the size)¦2¦(room)¦3¦(tennis)¦4¦(baseball)¦5¦(similar person)¦6¦(in films)¦7 at the double8 double or quits▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1.) ¦(TWICE THE SIZE)¦ [U and C]something that is twice as big, as much etc as usual or as something else▪ Scotch and water, please - make it a double.▪ 'They offered me £10,000.' 'I'll give you double.'2.) ¦(ROOM)¦a room for two people in a hotel→↑single▪ A double costs $95 a night.3.) ¦(TENNIS)¦doubles[U]a game played between two pairs of players, especially in tennis→↑singles▪ the men's doubles4.) ¦(BASEBALL)¦▪ Walker led the inning with a double.5.) ¦(SIMILAR PERSON)¦sb's doublesomeone who looks very like someone else▪ She's her mother's double.6.) ¦(IN FILMS)¦an actor who takes the place of a more famous actor in a film, especially because the acting involves doing something dangerous▪ I think they used a double in the shower scene.7.) at the doubleBrE on the doubleAmE informal very quickly and without any delay▪ He was told to get back to Washington on the double.8.) double or quitsBrE double or nothing AmEa situation in a game when you must do something that could either win you twice as much money or make you lose it alldouble 3double3 v1.) [I and T]to become twice as big or twice as much, or to make something twice as big or twice as muchdouble in size/number/value etc▪ Within two years the company had doubled in size.▪ The church has doubled its membership in the last five years.double the size/number/amount etc (of sth)▪ A promise was given to double the number of police on duty.2.) [T] also double over/upto fold something in half▪ Take a sheet of paper and double it over.3.)to hit the ball far enough to get to second ↑base in a game of baseballdouble as / [double as sb/sth] [i]phr vto have a second use, job, or purpose as a particular thing▪ The school doubled as a hospital during the war.double back phr vto turn around and go back the way you have come▪ The driver doubled back and headed for Howard Bay.double back on yourself▪ We kept getting lost and having to double back on ourselves.double up phr v1.) also double overto suddenly bend over at the waist because you are laughing so much or are in pain▪ Emilio doubled over, grabbing his leg.be doubled up/over with laughter/pain etc▪ Both the girls were doubled up with laughter.2.) to share something, especially a bedroomdouble up with▪ You'll have to double up with Susie while your aunt is here.double 4double4 advbe bent doubleto be bent over a long way▪ The trees were almost bent double in the wind.double 5double5 predeterminertwice as big, twice as much, or twice as manydouble the amount/number/size etc▪ We'll need double this amount for eight people.▪ The value of the house is double what it was.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
