"triple" meaning in English

See triple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtripəl/ Audio: en-us-triple.ogg [US] Forms: triple [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is triple, it is 200% bigger than something else.
    Sense id: simple-triple-en-adj-WxYQ07Cc

Verb

IPA: /ˈtripəl/ Audio: en-us-triple.ogg [US] Forms: triple [canonical], triples [third-person, singular], tripled [past], tripled [past, participle], tripling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tripl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you triple something, you multiply it by three. Synonyms: treble
    Sense id: simple-triple-en-verb-7P74FPDN
  2. If something triples, it grows by 200%.
    Sense id: simple-triple-en-verb-9q0nEaQU Categories (other): Verbs
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