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    dou·ble
    [ˈdəb(ə)l]
    noun
    doubles (plural noun)
    1. a thing which is twice as large as usual or is made up of two standard units or things:
      "join the two sleeping bags together to make a double"
      • a double measure of liquor:
        "“Two whiskies, and make it doubles please”"
      • baseball
        a hit that allows the batter to reach second base safely:
        "Sabo came home on a double by O'Neill"
      • a type of bet in which two selections are made, with any winnings from the first being transferred to the second.
      • bridge
        a call that will increase the points won if the declarer is successful, or increase the penalty points won by the defenders if the declarer fails to make the contract.
      • darts
        a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two outer circles of a dartboard, scoring double:
        "you must finish the game on a double"
    2. a person who looks exactly like another:
      "you could pass yourself off as his double"
    3. (doubles)
      (especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition involving sides made up of two players:
      "the semifinals of the doubles"
    verb
    doubles (third person present)
    1. become twice as much or as many:
      "profits doubled in one year"
      Similar:
      multiply by two
      increase twofold
    2. fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself:
      "the muslin is doubled and then laid in a sieve over the bowl"
      Similar:
      fold (back/up/down/over/under)
      turn back/up/down/over/under
      tuck back/up/down/under
      bend back/over
      • clench (a fist):
        "he had one arm around her and the other fist doubled"
      • nautical
        sail around (a headland):
        "we struck out seaward to double the headland of the cape"
    3. be used in or play another, different role:
      "a laser printer doubles as a photocopier"
      Similar:
      (also) serve
      have/serve a dual purpose
      have a dual role
      • (of an actor) play (two parts) in the same piece.
      • music
        play two or more musical instruments.
      • music
        add the same note in a higher or lower octave to (a note).
    Origin
    Middle English: via Old French from Latin duplus (see duple). The verb is from Old French dobler, from late Latin duplare, from duplus.
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