"double" meaning in English

See double in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʌbəl/ Audio: en-us-double.ogg [US] Forms: double [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-adj-VreXHREk Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-adj-dDcP6-4n Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  3. A double thing is for two people.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-adj-DkSE1ZaS Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  4. Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-adj-L87hvwlP
  5. If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-adj-QKCq2fGa

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌbəl/ Audio: en-us-double.ogg [US] Forms: double [singular], doubles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-noun-YSTjqi2p
  2. In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-noun-ffHajRwG

Verb

IPA: /ˈdʌbəl/ Audio: en-us-double.ogg [US] Forms: double [canonical], doubles [third-person, singular], doubled [past], doubled [past, participle], doubling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|doubl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something doubles, it grows by 100%.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-verb-~BwEKjoA
  2. If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-verb-ZyrSd0gr Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-verb-a7xwI7cE Categories (other): Verbs
  4. If two people double up, they stay or work together.
    Sense id: simple-double-en-verb-ujRS3x~r Categories (other): Verbs
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