triple
triple Lexical Profile
triple Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Consisting of or involving three parts, things, or people.
"The security door requires a triple combination to open."
Being three times as great or as many.
"He ordered a triple shot of espresso to wake himself up."
• verb
To make or become three times as great or as numerous.
"The town's population tripled over the span of a single decade due to industrial growth."
American To hit a triple (in baseball).
"The rookie tripled in his very first major league at-bat."
• noun
An amount, quantity, or number that is three times as great as another.
"The return on the investment was a triple of the original capital."
A hit in baseball that enables the batter to safely reach third base.
"He hit a line-drive triple into the right-field corner to tie the game."
An alcoholic drink containing three measures of liquor.
"After an exhausting week, she ordered a triple at the local tavern."
• Rhymes for triple
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'triple', from Latin 'triplus', meaning 'threefold', derived from 'tres' (three) and '-plus' (-fold).
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