Definition of TRIPLE

triple

Meanings

Plural: triples

Noun

  • a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
  • a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  • a quantity that is three times as great as another
  • Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
  • A drink with three portions of alcohol.
  • Three runs.
  • A hamburger with three patties.
  • A three-base hit: a triple play.
  • A three-point field goal.
  • A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  • A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Verb

  • increase threefold
    • "Triple your income!"
  • hit a three-base hit
  • To multiply by three.
  • To get a three-base hit.
  • To become three times as large.
  • To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.

Adjective Satellite

  • having three units or components or elements
    • "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"
    • "triple time has three beats per measure"
    • "triplex windows"
  • three times as great or many
    • "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"

Adj

  • Made up of three related elements, often matching
  • Of three times the quantity; treble.
  • Designed for three users.
  • Folded in three; composed of three layers.
  • Having three aspects.
  • Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
  • One of three; third.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.

Synonyms

tern, ternary, three-bagger, three-base hit, three-fold, threefold, thrissome, treble, triad, triadic, trinary, trine, trio, triple, triplet, triplex

Scrabble Score: 8

triple is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
triple is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
triple is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

triple is a valid Words With Friends word