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Word: double
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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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