"double down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: doubles down [present, singular, third-person], doubling down [participle, present], double downing [nonstandard, participle, present], doubled down [participle, past], doubled down [past], double downed [nonstandard, participle, past], double downed [nonstandard, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=double downed|past2_qual=nonstandard|pres_ptc2=double downing|pres_ptc2_qual=nonstandard}} double down (third-person singular simple present doubles down, present participle doubling down or (nonstandard) double downing, simple past and past participle doubled down or (nonstandard) double downed)
  1. (gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gambling, Gambling Synonyms: double-down Translations (gambling): inzet verdubbelen (Dutch), topelt (Estonian), topeldama (Estonian), tuplata (Finnish), doubler la mise (French), verdoppeln (German), doble (Norwegian Bokmål), doble innsatsen (Norwegian Bokmål), doblar la apuesta (Spanish), dubbla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-double_down-en-verb-AEcuMcRR Disambiguation of Gambling: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 78 22 Topics: gambling, games Disambiguation of 'gambling': 96 4
  2. (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’] Tags: broadly, figuratively, intransitive Translations (significantly increase a risk or commitment): sijoittaa lisää (note: in terms of investment) (Finnish), jyrkentää kantaansa (Finnish), vahvistaa kantaansa (english: stance) [position] (Finnish), rincarare la dose (Italian), doblar su apuesta (Spanish), redoblar (Spanish), reduplicar (Spanish), acrecentar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-double_down-en-verb-MpYoYaOz Disambiguation of 'significantly increase a risk or commitment': 4 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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