double up
/ˈdʌb.əl ʌp/ verb- To double the quantity, amount or duration of something. · I'm going to double up my enlistment.
- To double one's number of chips, especially in poker by winning an all-in pot.
- To bend, bend over; to fold; to stoop. · Near-synonym: double over
- To cause (someone) to bend over; to beat up (someone). · I doubled him up with a swift punch to the stomach.
- To have a secondary use. · This unfolding sofa doubles up as a bed.
- To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught · Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner.
- To employ double the usual resources for a particular purpose; to work in pairs.
- To marry or live with someone; to share a living space.
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