26984 words

triple

11 definitions • 23 examples
1
having three parts of the same type, or happening three times:

Examples:

triple champion Her trainer is a triple Olympic champion.
triple bill There's a triple bill of Hitchcock films (= three films) on at the cinema next Sunday.
2
with three beats (= emphases) in a bar (= one of the small equal parts into which written music is divided):

Examples:

A mazurka is a lively folk dance in triple time.
The triple metre recurs towards the end of the piece.
3
to increase three times in size or amount, or to make something do this:

Examples:

We have tripled our output over the past two years.
triple in size The workforce has tripled in size since the new factory opened.
4
in baseball, to reach third base after hitting the ball, or to allow runners at other bases to score by doing this:

Examples:

Adams, who had tripled, was at third base.
Gonzalez tripled home a run in the fifth inning.
5
a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach third base:

Examples:

He has a triple, two doubles and two home runs.
Diaz scored the winning run on a triple by Watson.
6
in sports such as ice skating, a jump in which the person turns three times in the air:

Examples:

He landed the quad and eight triples in the free skate.
7
three times the amount, size, strength, etc. of something else:

Examples:

nearly triple The number of one-parent households reached 10.1 million in 2011, nearly triple that of 1981.
The value of their current house is nearly triple that of their old house.
We are receiving over 70 orders a day which is triple the number of a year ago.
That's triple the amount in last year's budget.
The initial budget was estimated at $130 million but the management team thinks the final bill will be nearly triple that.
8
consisting of three parts, or three times in number or amount:

Examples:

If he loses the case, the defendant can be required to pay triple damages.
9
having three parts of the same type, or happening three times:

Examples:

a triple blow/threat The triple threat of late planting, a cool summer, and disease in September has annihilated much of the sunflower acreage.
10
three times bigger in size or amount:

Examples:

Property purchases leapt to $464 million - nearly triple the amount for the previous year.
11
to increase to three times the size or amount, or to make something do this:

Examples:

profits/sales triple First-half pretax profit more than tripled to a record £550 million.
The company aims to triple its international sales within five years.
sales/prices/staff triple

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