I. ˈtri-pəl verb
( tri·pled ; tri·pling -p(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots), 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
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin triplus, adjective
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a triple sum, quantity, or number
b. : a combination, group, or series of three
2. : a base hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely
3. : trifecta 1
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin triplus, from tri- + -plus multiplied by — more at -fold
Date: 15th century
1. : being three times as great or as many
2. : having or involving three units or members
triple bypass heart surgery
3. : having a threefold relation or character
worked as a double or even triple agent — Time
4.
a. : three times repeated : treble
b. : having three full revolutions
a triple somersault
a triple lutz
5. : marked by three beats per musical measure
triple meter
6.
a. : having units of three components
triple feet
b. of rhyme : involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate )