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| double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser | (n.) | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base.; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" |
| double, stunt man, stunt woman | (n.) | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" |
| double, image, look-alike | (n.) | someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor).; "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" |
| double | (n.) | a quantity that is twice as great as another.; "36 is the double of 18" |
| double, doubling | (n.) | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2.; "I decided his double was a bluff" |
| double, duplicate | (v.) | increase twofold.; "The population doubled within 50 years" |
| double | (v.) | hit a two-base hit. |
| double, double over, double up | (v.) | bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain.; "He doubled and vomited violently" |
| double | (v.) | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions.; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" |
| double | (v.) | bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit). |
| double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate | (v.) | make or do or perform again.; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" |
| double, dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold | (adj.) | 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"; "every episode has its double and treble meaning" |
| double, dual, duple | (adj.) | 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" |
| double, doubled, two-fold, twofold | (adj.) | twice as great or many.; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" |
| double | (adj.) | 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" |
| bivalent, double | (adj.) | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis. |
| double | (adj.) | large enough for two.; "a double bed"; "a double room" |
| double, forked | (adj.) | having two meanings with intent to deceive.; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" |
| double | (adv.) | downward and forward.; "he was bent double with pain" |
| double | (adv.) | two together.; "some people sleep better double" |
| double, doubly, twice | (adv.) | to double the degree.; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" |
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