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Double up
verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To double the quantity, amount or duration of something transitive
"I'm going to double up my enlistment."
- 2 stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager wordnet
- 3 To double one's amount of chips by winning an all-in pot. broadly, intransitive
- 4 bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain wordnet
- 5 To bend, bend over; to fold; to stoop. intransitive
"Near-synonym: double over"
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- 6 share a room or a bed designed for only one person wordnet
- 7 To cause (someone) to bend over; to beat up (someone). transitive
"I doubled him up with a swift punch to the stomach."
- 8 To have a secondary use. intransitive
"This unfolding sofa doubles up as a bed."
- 9 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 transitive
"Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner."
- 10 To employ double the usual resources for a particular purpose; to work in pairs. intransitive
"Tactically smart, Leeds' work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Everton's main threats like Marouane Fellaini, while Victor Anichibe found he had unwelcome, unstinting company throughout."
- 11 To marry or live with someone; to share a living space. intransitive, slang
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