triple

[ trip-uh l ]

/ ˈtrɪp əl /

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adjective

threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.

of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.

three times as great.

International Law. tripartite.

noun

an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.

a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad.

Also called three-base hit. Baseball. a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.

Bowling. three strikes in succession.

trifecta.

verb (used with object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

to make triple.

Baseball. to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.

verb (used without object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

to become triple.

Baseball. to make a triple.

Origin of triple

1325–75; Middle English (noun and v.) < Latin triplus (adj.), equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du)plus duple

Words nearby triple

triphylite, triphyllous, tripinnate, tripitaka, triplane, triple, triple a, triple alliance, triple alpha process, triple bogey, triple bond

Example sentences from the Web for triple

Elderly women played Triple Double Diamond and Tiki Magic while they chain-smoked.

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He emphasized that employing people with IDD is a triple win: the employer, the employee, and the federal government all benefit.

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Last year they joined with the widows of the men from Popular Unity in calling for an investigation into the triple homicide.

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Displaced girls, especially, face the triple jeopardy of war, domestic violence and attacks from neighboring men.

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"And yet you want to triple what you've got," said Bojo with a smile.

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Hare-skin thongs of triple ply were wound about Diable's crossed arms from wrists to elbows.

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The English grave or heroic verses are measured by triple time, as Mr. Pope's translation of Homer.

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Follow this with two rows of triple twist and the border described under Model 22.

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Anyhow, he tried a triple one night at Chicago, in the Coliseum, and that was the last triple he ever did try.

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British Dictionary definitions for triple

triple

/ (ˈtrɪpəl) /

adjective

consisting of three parts; threefold

(of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar

three times as great or as much

noun

a threefold amount

a group of three

verb

to increase or become increased threefold; treble

Derived forms of triple

triply, adverb

Word Origin for triple

C16: from Latin triplus

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triple

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verb (used with object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

verb (used without object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

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triple

adjective

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verb (used with object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

verb (used without object), tri·pled, tri·pling.

Origin of triple

Words nearby triple

Words related to triple

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