triple 🔊 adj CA, US, UK /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ · AU /ˈtɹɪp.əl/
Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
7 senses 1 Made up of three related elements, often matching 2 Of three times the quantity; treble. 3 Designed for three users. 4 Folded in three; composed of three layers. 5 Having three aspects. 6 Of time, three times as fast as very fast. 7 One of three; third. 1 Made up of three related elements, often matching
The triple markings on this vase are quite unique. 2 Of three times the quantity; treble.
Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes. 3 Designed for three users.
4 Folded in three; composed of three layers.
the third payes for all: the triples sir , is a good tripping measurec. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]: Derived terms 98 terms circumtriple , scalar triple product , subtriple , t , trifficult , triple A , triple-A, triple acrostic , triple agent , triple-alpha process , triple A syndrome , triple bar , triple barrel , triple-barrelled , triple bill , triple-blind , triple bluff , triple bogey , triple bond , triple burner , triple century , triple check , triple-click , triple combination , triple contrabass viol , triple crown , triple-decker , tripledemic , triple dog dare , triple double , triple-double, triple down , triple E , triple-E, triple energizer , triple-entendre, triple entendre , triple equals , triple fault , triple feature , triplefin , triplefold , triple-full , triple goddess , triple harp , triple-hat , triple-headed , triple-header , triple jump , triple-jumper, triple jumper , triple lock , triple-lock, triple malt , triple-masted , triple-negative , triple negative breast cancer , triple-negative breast cancer, triple nelson , tripleness , triple nine, triple O , triple oppression , triple option , triple parentheses , triple play , triple point , triple reassortant , triple science , triple sec , triple seven , triple SIM , triple-SIM, triple single , triple star , triple star system , triple stop , triple-stranded , triple-tail, tripletail , triple-team , triple test , triplethink , triple threat , triple threater, triple-threater, triple time , tripleton , triple triple , triple-triple, triple valve , triple warmer , triple whammy , triplewise , triple witching , triple witching hour , triple X , triple X syndrome
triple 🔊 noun Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
9 senses 1 Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc. 2 A drink with three portions of alcohol. 3 Three runs. 4 A hamburger with three patties. 5 A three-base hit. 6 A three-point field goal. 7 A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play. 8 A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple. 9 Short for triple combination engine. 1 Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
2 Informal
I've had a hard day; make that a triple. 4 US
I'd like a triple with cheese. The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
triple 🔊 verb Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.
The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter. The batter tripled into the gap. 3 To become three times as large.
Our earnings have tripled in the last year. 4 To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.1982 January, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench, volume 157, number 1, page 106: Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl: Related terms 106 terms treble , single , solo , double , twofold , triple , threefold , quadruple , fourfold , quintuple , pentuple , fivefold , loner , singleton , monad , pair , couple , twosome , duo , dyad , trio , threesome , triad , troika , foursome , quartet , tetrad , fivesome , quintet , pentad , only one, singlet , twin , one of two, doublet , triplet , one of three, quadruplet , one of four, quintuplet , pentuplet , one of five, sextuple , hextuple , sixfold , septuple , heptuple , sevenfold , octuple , eightfold , ninefold , nonuple , tenfold , decuple , sixsome , sextet , hexad , sevensome , septet , heptad , eightsome , octet , octad , ninesome , nonet , ennead , tensome , decet , decad , sextuplet , hextuplet , one of six, one of seven, septuplet , heptuplet , octuplet , one of eight, one of nine, nonuplet , one of ten, decuplet , elevenfold , undecuple , hendecuple, twelvefold , duodecuple , thirteenfold , tredecuple , a hundredfold, centuple , multiple , elevensome , twelvesome , thirteensome , hundredsome , one of eleven, undecuplet , hendecuplet, one of twelve, duodecuplet, one of thirteen, tredecuplet, one of a hundred, centuplet , one of many, multiplet