adj.
Pronunciation: ' tri-p ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: tri · pled ; tri · pling \ -p( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English (Sc), from Late Latin triplare, from Latin triplus, adjective
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to make three times as great or as many
2 a : to score (a base runner) by a triple b : to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a triple
intransitive verb
1 : to become three times as great or as numerous <their profits tripled last year>
2 : to make a triple in baseball