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    double
    /ˈdʌbl/

    adjective

    predeterminer

    • 1. twice as much or as many: "the jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for"

    adverb

    • 1. at or to twice the amount or extent: "you have to be careful, and this counts double for older people"

    noun

    • 1. a thing which is twice as large as usual or is made up of two standard units or things: "join the two sleeping bags together to make a double"
    • 2. a person who looks exactly like another: "you could pass yourself off as his double" Similar lookaliketwincloneduplicate

    pronoun

    • 1. a number or amount which is twice as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount: "he paid double and had a room all to himself"

    verb

    • 1. become twice as much or as many: "profits doubled in one year" Similar multiply by twoincrease twofoldenlargemagnify
    • 2. fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself: "the muslin is doubled and then laid in a sieve over the bowl" Similar fold (back/up/down/over/under)turn back/up/down/over/undertuck back/up/down/underbend back/over

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