double

1. (baseball) A two-base hit.Examples: "The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth."

2. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

3. (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.Examples: "Brecel fired in doubles, a succession of stunning long pots and seemingly cleared balls at will as he rattled through the first four frames in under an hour."

4. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

5. (darts) A hit on this ring.

6. (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.

1. (transitive) To multiply by two.Examples: "The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."Synonyms: redoubletransitive

2. (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.Examples: "Our earnings have doubled in the last year."intransitive

3. (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.Examples: "To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."transitive

4. (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).sometimestransitive

5. (baseball) To get a two-base hit.Examples: "The batter doubled into the corner."

6. (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.oftentransitive

1. (US, motor racing) Collectively, both the Indianapolis 500, a day race, and the Coca-Cola 600, an evening race, both of which are run on Memorial Day weekend Sunday. Used concerning racers who (wish[/ed/ing] to) participat[e/ed/ing] in both events, typically using a private jet to travel between Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 500 and Charlotte, North Carolina, to get to the 600.US