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Noun
Definition: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
Definition: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
Definition: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
Definition: a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
Definition: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
Definition: Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
Definition: Collectively, both the Indianapolis 500, a day race, and the Coca-Cola 600, an evening race, both of which are run on Memorial Day weekend Sunday. Used concerning racers who (wish[/ed/ing] to) participat[e/ed/ing] in both events, typically using a private jet to travel between Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 500 and Charlotte, North Carolina, to get to the 600.
Verb
Definition: hit a two-base hit
Definition: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
Definition: do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
Definition: bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
Definition: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
Definition: To multiply by two.
Adjective
Definition: 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
Definition: 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"
Definition: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
Definition: 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"
Definition: large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
Definition: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
Definition: Made up of two matching or complementary elements.