triple in English
- triple⇄adj. 1. three times as much or as many; of three times the measure or amount; multiplied by three.
Ex. a triple portion of cake.
2. having three parts; threefold.
Ex. a triple crown.
3. consisting of or involving three parties. - triple⇄noun 1. a number or amount that is three times as much or as large.
Ex. Nine is the triple of three.
2. a baseball hit by which a batter gets to third base. - triple⇄triple, adjective, noun, verb, -pled,-pling.
- triple⇄v.i. 1. to become three times as much or as many.
Ex. His savings have tripled in the past twenty years.
2. to serve three purposes; play three parts.
Ex. Chiffon middy ties can triple as scarves, stoles, and sashes (New Yorker).triple⇄v.t. to make three times as much or as many; multiply by three.
Ex. to triple one's income.