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[ trip-uhl ] / ˈtrɪp əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR triple ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethreefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship. three times as great. International Law. tripartite. nounan amount, number, etc., three times as great as another. a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad. Also called three-base hit. Baseball. a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely. Bowling. three strikes in succession. trifecta. verb (used with object), tri·pled, tri·pling.to make triple. Baseball. to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in. verb (used without object), tri·pled, tri·pling.to become triple. Baseball. to make a triple. Origin of triple1325–75; Middle English (noun and v.) <Latin triplus (adj.), equivalent to tri-tri- + (du)plusduple Words nearby tripletriphylite, triphyllous, tripinnate, Tripitaka, triplane, triple, triple A, Triple Alliance, triple alpha process, triple bogey, triple bond Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tripleElderly women played Triple Double Diamond and Tiki Magic while they chain-smoked. I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The wine-producing countries of Spain, Italy, and France, suggest limits that are double and triple that of the U.S. Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics|Gabrielle Glaser|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST He emphasized that employing people with IDD is a triple win: the employer, the employee, and the federal government all benefit. Hiring People With Disabilities Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good for Business|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last year they joined with the widows of the men from Popular Unity in calling for an investigation into the triple homicide. Anatomy of a Mexican Student Massacre|Jason McGahan|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Displaced girls, especially, face the triple jeopardy of war, domestic violence and attacks from neighboring men. The Young Girls Escaping the ISIS War|Chandra Kellison|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST "And yet you want to triple what you've got," said Bojo with a smile. Making Money|Owen Johnson Hare-skin thongs of triple ply were wound about Diable's crossed arms from wrists to elbows. Lords of the North|A. C. Laut The English grave or heroic verses are measured by triple time, as Mr. Pope's translation of Homer. Zoonomia, Vol. I|Erasmus Darwin Follow this with two rows of triple twist and the border described under Model 22. Practical Basketry|Anna A. Gill Anyhow, he tried a triple one night at Chicago, in the Coliseum, and that was the last triple he ever did try. Careers of Danger and Daring|Cleveland Moffett
British Dictionary definitions for triple
adjectiveconsisting of three parts; threefold (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar three times as great or as much nouna threefold amount a group of three verbto increase or become increased threefold; treble Derived forms of tripletriply, adverbWord Origin for tripleC16: from Latin triplus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to triplethreefold, treble, trine, trinitarian, ternary, third, ternate, trichotomous, trinal |