"double up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: doubles up [present, singular, third-person], doubling up [participle, present], doubled up [participle, past], doubled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} double up (third-person singular simple present doubles up, present participle doubling up, simple past and past participle doubled up)
  1. (transitive) To double the quantity, amount or duration of something Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-nkGHcBsO
  2. (poker, by extension, intransitive) To double one's amount of chips by winning an all-in pot. Tags: broadly, intransitive Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-Taw1o1nr Topics: card-games, poker
  3. (intransitive) To bend, bend over; to fold; to stoop. Tags: intransitive Related terms (to bend, to fold, to stoop): double over Translations (to bend, to fold, to stoop): koropeke (Maori), huirua (Maori)
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-HjLlkMtb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 12 58 2 22 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 9 11 47 6 18 9 Disambiguation of 'to bend, to fold, to stoop': 1 2 88 1 7 1 Disambiguation of 'to bend, to fold, to stoop': 1 2 88 1 7 1
  4. (intransitive) To have a secondary use. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-EMsjhn5C
  5. (baseball, transitive) To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-KrOq5Ry3 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. (intransitive) To employ double the usual resources for a particular purpose. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-double_up-en-verb-o8c-N-I4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double up meaning in English (4.8kB)

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