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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•ple /ˈtrɪpəl/USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -pled, -pling. adj. [before a noun] - threefold;
consisting of three parts;
of three kinds. - three times as great:triple profits.
n. [countable] - an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- a group, set, or series of three;
triad. - SportAlso called three-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach third base safely.
v. - to (cause to) become triple: [~ + object]Our company tripled its profits.[no object]Profits tripled last year.
trip•ly, adv. See -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•ple (trip′əl),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -pled, -pling. adj. - threefold;
consisting of three parts:a triple knot. - of three kinds;
threefold in character or relationship. - three times as great.
- Law[Internat. Law.]tripartite.
n. - an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
- a group, set, or series of three;
something threefold;
triad. - SportAlso called three-base hit. [Baseball.]a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.
- Sport[Bowling.]three strikes in succession.
- trifecta.
v.t. - to make triple.
- Sport[Baseball.]to cause to come into home plate by a triple:to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.
v.i. - to become triple.
- Sport[Baseball.]to make a triple.
- Latin triplus (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to tri- tri- + (du)plus duple
- Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal) 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: triple /ˈtrɪpəl/ adj - consisting of three parts; threefold
- (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar
- three times as great or as much
n - a threefold amount
- a group of three
vb - to increase or become increased threefold; treble
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin triplusˈtriply adv |