baɪˈveɪlənt ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʌb.əl ˈdʌb.li ˈdjuː.əl ˈd(j)uː.əl ˈdjuː.plɪ.kət ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt twaɪs to double the degree she was doubly rewarded his eyes were double bright a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base he hit a double to deep centerfield increase twofold The population doubled within 50 years two together some people sleep better double downward and forward he was bent double with pain raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 I decided his double was a bluff having two meanings with intent to deceive a sly double meaning spoke with forked tongue large enough for two a double bed a double room hit a two-base hit do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions She doubles as his wife and secretary used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis make or do or perform again He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain He doubled and vomited violently twice as great or many ate a double portion the dose is doubled a twofold increase consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs an egg with a double yolk a double (binary) star double doors dual controls for pilot and copilot duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities a double (or dual) role for an actor the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence every episode has its double and treble meaning used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical make a demand for (a card or suit) a quantity that is twice as great as another 36 is the double of 18 someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) he could be Gingrich's double she's the very image of her mother a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable