double - Meaning in Punjabi

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double - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of double in English

double adjective

1. used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

   Example

   • "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   Synonyms

   dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold

   Examples

   • "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
   • "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
   • "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"
3. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   Synonyms

   dual, duple

   Examples

   • "a double (binary) star"
   • "an egg with a double yolk"
   • "double doors"
   • "dual controls for pilot and copilot"
   • "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
4. twice as great or many

   Synonyms

   doubled, two-fold, twofold

   Examples

   • "a twofold increase"
   • "ate a double portion"
   • "the dose is doubled"
5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

   Synonyms

   bivalent

6. large enough for two

   Examples

   • "a double bed"
   • "a double room"
7. having two meanings with intent to deceive

   Synonyms

   forked

   Examples

   • "a sly double meaning"
   • "spoke with forked tongue"

double abverb

1. downward and forward

   Example

   • "he was bent double with pain"
2. two together

   Example

   • "some people sleep better double"
3. to double the degree

   Synonyms

   doubly, twice

   Examples

   • "his eyes were double bright"
   • "she was doubly rewarded"

double noun

1. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

   Synonyms

   doubling

   Example

   • "I decided his double was a bluff"
2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

   Synonyms

   stunt man, stunt woman

   Example

   • "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

   Synonyms

   image, look-alike

   Examples

   • "he could be Gingrich's double"
   • "she's the very image of her mother"
4. a quantity that is twice as great as another

   Example

   • "36 is the double of 18"
5. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

   Synonyms

   two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser

   Example

   • "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

double verb

1. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
2. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

   Synonyms

   double over, double up

   Example

   • "He doubled and vomited violently"
3. make or do or perform again

   Synonyms

   duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate

   Example

   • "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

   Example

   • "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5. hit a two-base hit
6. increase twofold

   Synonyms

   duplicate

   Example

   • "The population doubled within 50 years"

Synonyms of double

• two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser
• doubling
• image, look-alike
• stunt man, stunt woman
• duplicate
• duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
• double over, double up
• forked
• bivalent
• doubled, two-fold, twofold
• dual, duple
• dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold
• doubly, twice

Antonyms of double

single

More matches for double

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