Double (Noun)
Meaning 1
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The double of five is ten.
- The new salary is double the old one.
- We need double the amount of sugar to make this recipe work.
- Double the number of people showed up as expected.
- The double of seven pounds is fourteen pounds.
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Meaning 3
Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff".
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Meaning 4
A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother".
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Nouns denoting people.