Meaning

30 senses
  1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

    I did double his sales this month.

    Doppelte

  2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

    Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

    Doppelgänger, Double

    двойни́кdvojník

    двійни́кdvijnýk

    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

  3. A drink with two portions of alcohol.

    On second thought, make that a double.

    Doppelter

    двойно́йdvojnój

  4. Two shifts of work back to back.

    I work a double this weekend.

  5. A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.

  6. A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

  7. A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

    I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.

    Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.

  8. A two-base hit.

    The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.

    a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

  9. A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

  10. A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

  11. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

  12. The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

Examples

522 sentences
  1. This word has a double meaning.

    У цього слова два значення. — deniko

    ruУ этого слова есть два значения. — Aqn

    deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen. — lilygilder

  2. His salary is double what it was seven years ago.

    Його зарплата вдвічі вища, ніж сім років тому. — uaspeaker

    ruЕго зарплата вдвое выше, чем семь лет назад. — Hellerick

    deSein Gehalt ist doppelt so hoch wie vor sieben Jahren. — MUIRIEL

  3. Do you have a double room?

    Чи маєте двомісні кімнати? — brambury

    ruУ вас есть двухместный номер? — Lenin_1917

    deHaben Sie ein Doppelzimmer? — Wolf

  4. Sales should double this year.

    Цього року продажі повинні подвоїтися. — ChickenKiev

    ruВ этом году продажи должны удвоиться. — Hellerick

  5. I'll pay double the price.

    Я заплачу подвійну ціну. — deniko

    ruЯ заплачу двойную цену. — marafon

    deIch werde den doppelten Preis zahlen. — Melang

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person resembling or standing for another:
Русский
By meaning 2
a person resembling or standing for another:
a drink with double amount of alcohol:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
twice the number or size etc:
a person resembling or standing for another:
a drink with double amount of alcohol:

Forms

plural: doubles
Singulardouble
Pluraldoubles

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base:two-base hittwo-baggertwo-baser
  • someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor):imagelook-alike
  • raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2:doubling

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • more than double
  • double check
  • double crossed
  • paid double
  • double date
  • has a double

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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