What does "triple" mean?
Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
Triple
/ˈtɹɪp.əl/ adj, noun, verb, slang
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- Grammar: triple is listed as adj, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: three-bagger, three-base hit, triad, trio.
- Useful contrasts: duple, a single, decrease.
- Usage evidence: The enemy had triple our numbers.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
- 2 a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base wordnet
- 3 A drink with three portions of alcohol. informal
"I've had a hard day; make that a triple."
- 4 a quantity that is three times as great as another wordnet
- 5 Three runs.
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- 6 a set of three similar things considered as a unit wordnet
- 7 A hamburger with three patties. US
"I'd like a triple with cheese."
- 8 A three-base hit: a triple play.
"The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth."
- 9 A three-point field goal.
- 10 A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- 11 A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- 12 Short for triple combination engine. abbreviation, alt-of
Verb
- 1 To multiply by three.
"The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter."
- 2 increase threefold wordnet
- 3 To get a three-base hit.
"The batter tripled into the gap."
- 4 hit a three-base hit wordnet
- 5 To become three times as large.
"Our earnings have tripled in the last year."
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- 6 To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
"Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter."
Adjective
- 1 Made up of three related elements, often matching not-comparable
"The triple markings on this vase are quite unique."
- 2 Of three times the quantity; treble. not-comparable
"Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes."
- 3 Designed for three users. not-comparable
"a triple room"
- 4 Folded in three; composed of three layers. not-comparable
- 5 Having three aspects. not-comparable
"a triple meaning"
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- 6 Of time, three times as fast as very fast. not-comparable
- 7 One of three; third. not-comparable, obsolete
"the third payes for all: the triples sir , is a good tripping measure"
Adjective
- 1 having three units or components or elements wordnet
- 2 three times as great or many wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The enemy had triple our numbers."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "triple"?
Common synonyms include: three-bagger, three-base hit, triad, trio, triplet, 3-tuple.
How do you use "triple" in a sentence?
The enemy had triple our numbers.
How do you pronounce "triple"?
Pronounced /ˈtɹɪp.əl/.
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.