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adjective
1 made up of two similar parts; paired; in pairs.
2 twice the weight, size, etc, or twice the usual weight, size, etc.
3 for two people a double bed .
4 ambiguous double meaning .
5 said of a musical instrument: sounding an octave lower double bass .
adverb
1 twice.
2 with one half over the other folded double .
noun
1 a double quantity.
2 a duplicate or lookalike.
3 an actor's stand-in.
4 a double measure of alcoholic spirit.
5 a racing bet in which any winnings from the first stake become a stake in a subsequent race.
6 a win in two events on the same racing programme. See separate entry doubles.
verb (doubled , doubling )
1 tr & intr to make or become twice as large in size, number, etc.
2 (often double something over) to fold or bend it in two.
3 intr to have a second use or function The spare bed doubles as a couch .
4 intr to turn round sharply.
5 intr (often double for someone) to act as their substitute.
[13c: from French doble , from Latin duplus ]
at or on the double very quickly.
double or quits in gambling: the alternative, left to chance, of doubling or cancelling payment.
double back to turn and go back, often by a different route.
double up
1 to bend sharply at the waist, especially through pain.
2 (also double up with someone) to share a bedroom with another person.
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