DOUBLING
12
Scrabble
17
WWF
D(2) O(1) U(1) B(3) L(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
verb
- To multiply by two.“The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.”
- To fold over so as to make two folds.“To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.”
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.“Our earnings have doubled in the last year.”
- To get a two-base hit.“The batter doubled into the corner.”
noun
- The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
- The act of turning around, or doubling back.
- A pleat or fold.
- A trick; double-dealing.
Source: Wiktionary
