triple

tri·ple

T0365200 (trĭp′əl)adj.1. Consisting of three parts or members.2. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.3. Music Having three beats to a measure.n.1. A number or quantity three times as great as another.2. a. Something having three identifiable or prominent parts or members.b. Something capable of carrying or moving three people or things, as a chairlift.3. Baseball A hit enabling the batter to reach third base. Also called three-bagger, three-base hit.4. See trifecta.v. tri·pled, tri·pling, tri·ples v.tr. To make three times as great in number or amount.v.intr.1. To be or become three times as great in number or amount.2. Baseball To make a triple.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin triplus (on the model of Greek triploos) : Latin tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + -plus, -fold; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

triple

(ˈtrɪpəl) adj1. (Botany) consisting of three parts; threefold2. (Music, other) (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar3. three times as great or as muchn4. a threefold amount5. a group of threevbto increase or become increased threefold; treble[C16: from Latin triplus] ˈtriply adv

tri•ple

(ˈtrɪp əl)

adj., n., v. -pled, -pling. adj. 1. threefold; consisting of three parts. 2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship. 3. three times as great. n. 4. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another. 5. a group, set, or series of three; triad. 6. Also called three-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables a batter to reach third base safely. 7. (in bowling) three strikes in succession. 8. trifecta. v.t. 9. to make triple. 10. to cause (a base runner) to come into home plate by a triple. v.i. 11. to become triple. 12. to make a triple in baseball. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin triplus (adj.) =tri- tri- + (du)plus duple]

triple

Past participle: tripled
Gerund: tripling

Imperative
triple
triple

Present
I triple
you triple
he/she/it triples
we triple
you triple
they triple

Preterite
I tripled
you tripled
he/she/it tripled
we tripled
you tripled
they tripled

Present Continuous
I am tripling
you are tripling
he/she/it is tripling
we are tripling
you are tripling
they are tripling

Present Perfect
I have tripled
you have tripled
he/she/it has tripled
we have tripled
you have tripled
they have tripled

Past Continuous
I was tripling
you were tripling
he/she/it was tripling
we were tripling
you were tripling
they were tripling

Past Perfect
I had tripled
you had tripled
he/she/it had tripled
we had tripled
you had tripled
they had tripled

Future
I will triple
you will triple
he/she/it will triple
we will triple
you will triple
they will triple

Future Perfect
I will have tripled
you will have tripled
he/she/it will have tripled
we will have tripled
you will have tripled
they will have tripled

Future Continuous
I will be tripling
you will be tripling
he/she/it will be tripling
we will be tripling
you will be tripling
they will be tripling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tripling
you have been tripling
he/she/it has been tripling
we have been tripling
you have been tripling
they have been tripling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tripling
you will have been tripling
he/she/it will have been tripling
we will have been tripling
you will have been tripling
they will have been tripling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tripling
you had been tripling
he/she/it had been tripling
we had been tripling
you had been tripling
they had been tripling

Conditional
I would triple
you would triple
he/she/it would triple
we would triple
you would triple
they would triple

Past Conditional
I would have tripled
you would have tripled
he/she/it would have tripled
we would have tripled
you would have tripled
they would have tripled

triple

A hit for three bases.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	triple - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third basethree-bagger, three-base hitbase hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safelyline triple, line-drive triple - a triple resulting from a line drive
	2.	triple - a set of three similar things considered as a unittriad, triplet, triotrilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or themetriplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degreesset - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	3.	triple - a quantity that is three times as great as anothermultiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
Verb	1.	triple - increase threefold; "Triple your income!"treblemanifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
	2.	triple - hit a three-base hit baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
Adj.	1.	triple - 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"ternary, triplex, treblemultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
	2.	triple - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"threefold, three-fold, treblemultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

triple

adjective1. treble, three times, three times as much as The kitchen is triple the size it used to be2. three-way, threefold, tripartite Germany, Austria and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.verb1. treble, triplicate, increase threefold I got a great new job and my salary tripled.

triple

nounA group of three individuals:three, threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.

Translations

三倍三倍数三倍的三方的成三倍

triple

(ˈtripl) adjective1. three times (as big, much etc as usual). He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky. 三倍的 三倍的2. made up of three (parts etc). a triple agreement. 三方的 三方的 verb to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble. He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years. 成為三倍 成为三倍 noun three times the (usual) amount. If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple. 三倍 三倍ˈtriplet (-lit) noun one of three children or animals born at the same time to the same mother. She's just had triplets. 三胞胎中的一個 三胞胎中的一个

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