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Double (Verb)

Meaning 1

Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Run
  • Work
  • Operate

Meaning 2

Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Double Up
  • Double Over

Hypernyms

  • Bend

Meaning 3

Make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

  • The researchers struggled to double their groundbreaking experiment, with inconsistent results each time they tried.
  • The actor hoped to double the final scene to get it just right for the film.
  • Double the exact same conditions and the team may be able to repeat the serendipitous discovery.
  • The illusionist's magic show ended on a high note as she easily double a mind-blowing magic trick.
  • The lab technician was unable to double the experiment even after repeated attempts to follow the exact same procedure.

Synonyms

  • Replicate
  • Duplicate
  • Repeat
  • Reduplicate

Hypernyms

  • Reproduce

Hyponyms

  • Recapitulate
  • Replicate
  • Geminate
  • Copy
  • Reduplicate

Related Words

  • Double (noun)

Meaning 4

Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Duplicate

Hypernyms

  • Manifold

Related Words

  • Double Up (verb)
  • Double (noun)
  • Doubling (noun)

Meaning 5

Hit a two-base hit.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Related Words

  • Double (noun)

Meaning 6

Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit).

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hypernyms

  • Call

Related Words

  • Double (noun)
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