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1. Badminton played with two players on each side
    
2. Tennis played with two players on each side

1. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
   "he hit a double to deep centerfield";
   - two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
    
2. A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
   "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable";
   - stunt man, stunt woman
    
3. Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
   "he could be Gingrich's double";
   - image, look-alike
    
4. A quantity that is twice as great as another
   "36 is the double of 18"
    
5. Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
   "I decided his double was a bluff";
   - doubling
    
6. A room (e.g. in a hotel) with a double bed
   "Do you have a double for tonight?";
   - double room

1. Increase twofold
   "The population doubled within 50 years";
   - duplicate
    
2. (baseball) hit a two-base hit
    
3. Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
   "He doubled and vomited violently";
   - double over, double up
    
4. Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
   "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
    
5. (bridge) make a demand for (a card or suit)
    
6. Make, do or perform again
   "He could never double his brilliant performance of the magic trick";
   - duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate

See also: parlay

Type of: backup, backup man, badminton, base hit, bend, bid, call, fill-in, flex, function, go, hit, individual, lawn tennis, manifold, mortal, multiple, multiply, operate, person, raise, relief, reliever, reproduce, run, safety, somebody, someone, soul, stand-in, substitute, tennis, work

Part of: card game, cards

Encyclopedia: Doubles