double
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base (Freq. 12)
- he hit a double to deep centerfield
• Syn:
two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
• Hypernyms:
base hit, safety
• Hyponyms:
line-drive double, line double
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
• Hypernyms:
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup,
backup man, fill-in
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
• Syn:
image, look-alike
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
ringer, dead ringer, clone
4. a quantity that is twice as great as another
- 36 is the double of 18
• Hypernyms:
multiple
5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- I decided his double was a bluff
• Syn:
doubling
• Derivationally related forms:
double (for: doubling)
• Hypernyms:
raise
• Part Holonyms:
card game, cards
1. increase twofold (Freq. 12)
- The population doubled within 50 years
• Syn:
duplicate
• See Also:
double up
• Derivationally related forms:
doubling
• Hypernyms:
multiply, manifold
• Hyponyms:
redouble, geminate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They double their earnings this year
- Their earnings double this year
2. hit a two-base hit (Freq. 2)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain (Freq. 1)
- He doubled and vomited violently
• Syn:
double over, double up
• Hypernyms:
bend, flex
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. do double duty;
serve two purposes or have two functions (Freq. 1)
- She doubles as his wife and secretary
• Hypernyms:
function, work, operate, go, run
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
5. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
• Hypernyms:
bid, call
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. make or do or perform again
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
• Syn:
duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
• Derivationally related forms:
replication (for: replicate), replica (for: replicate), repetitive (for: repeat), repeat (for: repeat), repetition (for: repeat), repeater (for: repeat), repeating (for: repeat)
• Hypernyms:
reproduce
• Hyponyms:
replicate, copy, recapitulate, reduplicate, geminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities (Freq. 5)
- 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
• Similar to:
multiple
2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs (Freq. 5)
- 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
• Similar to:
multiple
• Derivationally related forms:
duality (for: dual)
3. twice as great or many (Freq. 4)
- ate a double portion
- the dose is doubled
- a twofold increase
• Syn:
doubled, twofold, two-fold
• Similar to:
multiple
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
• Ant:
single
• Topics:
botany, phytology
5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
• Syn:
bivalent
• Ant:
multivalent (for: bivalent), univalent (for: bivalent)
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science
• Attrubites:
valence, valency
6. large enough for two
- a double bed
- a double room
• Similar to:
large, big
7. having two meanings with intent to deceive
- a sly double meaning
- spoke with forked tongue
• Syn:
forked
• Similar to:
equivocal, ambiguous
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, twice
• Derived from adjective:
double (for: doubly)
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