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Noun: doubling dú-bu-ling- Increase by a factor of two
"doubling with a computer took no time at all" - Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
"I decided his doubling was a bluff" - double Verb: double dú-bul- Increase twofold
"The population doubled within 50 years" - duplicate - Hit a two-base hit
- Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
"He doubled and vomited violently"; "He doubled over and vomited violently" - double over, double up - Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
"She doubles as his wife and secretary" - (bridge) make a demand for (a card or suit)
- Make or do or perform again
"He could never double his brilliant performance of the magic trick" - duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
Derived forms: doublings See also: double up Type of: bend, bid, call, flex, function, go, hit, manifold, multiplication, multiply, operate, raise, reproduce, run, work Part of: card game, cards Encyclopedia: Double, Double Double Double, Double, Boy in Trouble Double, Triple, and Quadruple Eagles Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Doubling |