DOUBLE


Meaning of DOUBLE in English

n.

Function: verb

1 to make twice as great or as many FF1C; doubled the amount of his salary FF1E;

Synonyms: dualize, dupe, duplicate

Related Words: replicate; amplify, augment, enlarge, increase, magnify; supplement

Contrasted Words: decrease, lessen, minimize

Antonyms: halve

2 to make of two thicknesses by turning or bending usually in the middle FF1C; he doubled the towel for better absorbency FF1E;

Synonyms: fold

Related Words: pleat, plicate, turn over

3

Synonyms: ESCAPE 2, avoid, bilk, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shun, shy

4

Synonyms: DUB

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