to double
- verb
- /ˈdʌbəl/
- Kilvara kicks him in the stomach, doubling him over and driving him back.
I mean, people that had perfectly normal lungs, you know, we're doubling over like if they had asthma.
- I mean, people that had perfectly normal lungs, you know, we're doubling over like if they had asthma.
Examples
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The blow connects perfectly, and the guy starts to double over, his knees weak, and he falls.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Down and at 'em, boys," the team chanted, and then they doubled over in laughter.
Fiction book (1990) -
Right away, she doubles over onto the front seat.
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Then Trump says something else into Epstein's ear that makes him double over with laughter.
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Within seconds he was doubling over and coughing uncontrollably.
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The intruder clapped his hands and doubled over, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ned and every male in the courtroom wince at this, doubling over in imagined agony.
Fiction book (1993) -
She doubled over with laughter after hearing the hilarious joke.
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The pain was so intense that he had to double over in agony.
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Seeing the unexpected surprise made her doubled over in joy.
Synonyms
To lean forward at the waist
Bend forward with rounded shoulders and back
To bend forward suddenly because of strong pain or laughter
Bend over and curl up because of sudden pain or strong laughter
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To try harder to continue something even when people disagree or it is risky
- Baby Talk
Challenge someone playfully so they feel they cannot refuse to do something
- Specialized
Move the tongue quickly back and forth to play fast clear notes on a wind instrument
Compounds
An unfair rule that treats similar people differently and gives one group more advantages
A spy who secretly works for two opposing sides while pretending to help one and giving secrets to the other
- Specialized
A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment
- NSFW
A phrase with two meanings, one often innocent and the other rude about sex
Two rainbows that appear in the sky at the same time, the outer one fainter and outside the inner arc
- Specialized
A situation where you are given two conflicting demands you cannot satisfy, often from someone in charge
- Specialized
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
A suit jacket with wide front flaps that overlap and two columns of buttons
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records every transaction as a debit in one account and a credit in another
Two layers of glass with a space between them that keep heat in and noise out
- Specialized
A thick fabric made from two layers of thread joined together that holds its shape well
- Formal
A part of a life insurance policy that pays twice the money if death is an accident
- Specialized
A running play in American football where the ball is handed twice, each time changing direction
- Specialized
A lung infection that affects both lungs and causes serious breathing problems
- Offensive
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records each transaction twice to keep accounts balanced
- Specialized
An illegal basketball move when a player bounces the ball with both hands or bounces it again after stopping
- Literature
A person who receives a government salary and a pension at the same time
- Literature
Receiving two incomes from the same source, for example a pension and a salary
- Specialized
A crochet stitch you make by pulling the yarn through twice to make taller, looser fabric
- Informal
Playing two notes at the same time on a violin or cello by pressing two strings
- Jargon
A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base
- Specialized
A mark of two acute accents placed above a vowel to show a long rounded sound in Hungarian
- Specialized
A pair of vertical lines in written music that show the end of a main section or the whole piece
- Specialized
A symbol in programming that returns true when one or both conditions are true
- Specialized
A system of recording each transaction twice, once as a debit and once as a credit to ensure accuracy
- Jargon
A top university degree given for two different subjects at some British universities
- Specialized
A music sign placed before a note that makes it sound one whole tone lower
- Specialized
A tall stitch made with a hook by pulling yarn through loops, taller than a single stitch
How Bent
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb double meaning to bend over is to think of folding in two; it links back to Latin duplex ('twofold'), so to 'double over' is like becoming 'folded' into two.