double
/ˈdʌb.əl/ adverb C2- Twice over; twofold; doubly. · February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope I was double their age.
- Two together; two at a time. · When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.· There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
- Into two halves or sections. · The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- double back To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already ...
- double down To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specif...
- double off After a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) wa...
- double over To bend over deeply at the waist.
- double up To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.
From the library
A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size.
All I can say is, that if it be so, ’tis an ill turn, and well deserves to bring double evil on those who have projected it.”
And thus his trick recoiled on him, for he now carried on his back a double burden.
“It is a double grief to me,” he exclaimed, “that I should perish by an arrow feathered from my own wings.”
Other matches
- double Made up of two matching or complementary elements. A2
- double To multiply by two. B2
- double Twice the number, amount, size, etc. B2
- double back To retrace one's steps
- double down To double one's wager, particularly, the name o...
- double off After a fly ball is caught, to tag the base
- double over To bend over deeply at the waist.
- double up To double the quantity, amount or duration of s...
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