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Triple

see synonyms of triple

Noun

1. three-bagger, three-base hit, triple

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

2. triad, trio, triple, triplet

a set of three similar things considered as a unit

3. triple

a quantity that is three times as great as another

Verb

4. treble, triple

increase threefold

Example Sentences:
'Triple your income!'

5. triple

hit a three-base hit

Adjective

6. ternary, treble, triple, triplex

having three units or components or elements

Example Sentences:
'a ternary operation'
'a treble row of red beads'
'overcrowding made triple sessions necessary'
'triple time has three beats per measure'
'triplex windows'

7. three-fold, threefold, treble, triple

three times as great or many

Example Sentences:
'a claim for treble (or triple) damages'
'a threefold increase'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Triple

see synonyms of triple
adjective
1. 
consisting of three parts; threefold
2. 
(of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar
3. 
three times as great or as much
noun
4. 
a threefold amount
5. 
a group of three
verb
6. 
to increase or become increased threefold; treble

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Triple

see synonyms of triple
adjective
1. 
consisting of or including three; threefold
2. 
done, used, said, etc. three times; repeated twice
3. 
three times as much, as many, as large, etc.
4.  Music
containing three (or a multiple of three) beats to the measure
triple time
noun
5. 
an amount three times as much or as many
6. 
a group of three; triad
7.  US, Baseball
a hit on which the batter reaches third base
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtripled or ˈtripling
8. 
to make three times as much or as many
9.  US, Baseball
to advance (a runner) by hitting a triple
verb intransitive
10. 
to become three times as much or as many
11.  US, Baseball
to hit a triple

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Triple

see synonyms of triple
adj.
1. Consisting of three parts or members.
2. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
3. Music Having three beats to a measure.
n.
1. A number or quantity three times as great as another.
2.
a. Something having three identifiable or prominent parts or members.
b. Something capable of carrying or moving three people or things, as a chairlift.
3. Baseball A hit enabling the batter to reach third base. Also called three-bagger, three-base hit.
4. See trifecta.
v. tri·pled, tri·pling, tri·ples
v.tr.
To make three times as great in number or amount.
v.intr.
1. To be or become three times as great in number or amount.
2. Baseball To make a triple.

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