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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Designed for two users.
  • False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
  • Folded in two; composed of two layers.
  • Having two aspects; ambiguous.
  • Made up of two matching or complementary elements
  • music Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
  • music Of time, twice as fast.
  • Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family
  • Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
  • Stooping; bent over.
  • Twice the quantity

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Adverb:

  • Twice over; twofold.
  • Two together; two at a time. (esp. in see double)

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Verb:

  • baseball To get a two-base hit
  • bridge To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
  • music|intransitive|usually followed by "on" To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
  • sports|billiards|snooker|pool To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
  • intransitive (''foll.'' by ''for'') To act as substitute.
  • intransitive To go or march at twice the normal speed.
  • intransitive To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
  • intransitive To play two parts or serve two roles.
  • intransitive To turn sharply; following a winding course.
  • music To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
  • nautical To sail around (a headland or other point).
  • To fold over so as to make two folds
  • To multiply by two
  • transitive (often followed by ''together'' or ''up'') To join or couple.
  • transitive (sometimes followed by ''up'') To clench (a fist).
  • transitive To repeat exactly; copy.

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