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triple
('tr/I/p/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    three-bagger, three-base hit
    source: wordnet30
  • a set of three similar things considered as a unit(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    triad, trio, triplet
    source: wordnet30
  • a quantity that is three times as great as another(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • having three units or components or elements(adj.all)
    Example:
    Overcrowding made triple sessions necessary.
    Triple time has three beats per measure.
    Triplex windows.
    Synonym:
    ternary, treble, triplex
    source: wordnet30
  • three times as great or many(adj.all)
    Example:
    A claim for treble (or triple) damages.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • increase threefold(verb.change)
    Example:
    Triple your income!.
    Synonym:
    treble
    source: wordnet30
  • hit a three-base hit(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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