triple

Plural: triples

Noun

• a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
• a set of three similar things considered as a unit
• a quantity that is three times as great as another
• Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
• A drink with three portions of alcohol.
• Three runs.
• A hamburger with three patties.
• A three-base hit: a triple play.
• A three-point field goal.
• A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
• A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Verb

Verb Forms: tripled, tripling, triples

• To make or become three times as great or numerous.
• increase threefold
  • "Triple your income!"
• hit a three-base hit
• To multiply by three.
• To get a three-base hit.
• To become three times as large.
• To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.

Adjective Satellite

• having three units or components or elements
  • "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"
  • "triple time has three beats per measure"
  • "triplex windows"
• three times as great or many
  • "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"

Adj

• Made up of three related elements, often matching
• Of three times the quantity; treble.
• Designed for three users.
• Folded in three; composed of three layers.
• Having three aspects.
• Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
• One of three; third.

Examples

• a triple meaning
• a triple room
• Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
• He hoped to triple his score with a well-placed bingo on a triple-word square.
• I'd like a triple with cheese.
• I've had a hard day; make that a triple.
• Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
• The batter tripled into the gap.
• The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
• The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.

Synonyms

ternary, three-bagger, three-base hit, three-fold, threefold, treble, triad, trio, triplet, triplex, tern, thrissome, triadic, trinary, trine, triple

Related Words

a hundredfold, centuple, centuplet, couple, decad, decet, decuple, decuplet, double, doublet, duo, duodecuple, duodecuplet, duple, dyad, eightfold, eightsome, elevenfold, elevensome, ennead, fivefold, fivesome, fourfold, foursome, hendecuple, hendecuplet, heptad, heptuple, heptuplet, hexad, hextuple, hextuplet, hundredsome, loner, monad, multiple, multiplet, ninefold, ninesome, nonet, nonuple, nonuplet, octad, octet, octuple, octuplet, one of a hundred, one of eight, one of eleven, one of five, one of four, one of many, one of nine, one of seven, one of six, one of ten, one of thirteen, one of three, one of twelve, one of two, only one, pair, pentad, pentuple, pentuplet, quadruple, quadruplet, quartet, quintet, quintuple, quintuplet, septet, septuple, septuplet, sevenfold, sevensome, sextet, sextuple, sextuplet, single, singlet, singleton, sixfold, sixsome, solo, tenfold, tensome, tetrad, thirteenfold, thirteensome, threefold, threesome, treble, tredecuple, tredecuplet, triad, trio, triple, triplet, troika, twelvefold, twelvesome, twin, twofold, twosome, undecuple, undecuplet

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