Triple
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having three units or components or elements
"A ternary operation"
"A treble row of red beads"
"Overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"
"Triple time has three beats per measure"
"Triplex windows"
(2) Three times as great or many
"A claim for treble (or triple) damages"
"A threefold increase"
noun
(3) A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
(4) A quantity that is three times as great as another
(5) A set of three similar things considered as a unit
verb
(6) Increase threefold
"Triple your income!"
(7) Hit a three-base hit
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Made up of three related elements, often matching
- The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
- Three times the quantity
- Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
- Designed for three users
- a triple room
- Folded in three; composed of three layers
- Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
- a triple meaning
- (music) Of time, three times as very fast.
Noun
- A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- I've had a hard day, make that a triple.
- A hamburger with three patties.
- I'd like a triple with cheese.
- A three-base hit
- The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
- A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- A sequence of three elements; 3-tuple.
Verb
- To multiply by three
- The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
- To get a three-base hit
- The batter tripled into the gap.