to double
- verb
- /ˈdʌbəl/
- US
- After a one-out walk to Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson doubled for the first of his three hits.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the reality is we when we wrote it, we meant that he had doubled and was standing on second base because there's, you know, two ways to do it in baseball.
- And the reality is we when we wrote it, we meant that he had doubled and was standing on second base because there's, you know, two ways to do it in baseball.
Examples
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Cutch doubled in Josh Harrison, who collected four hits, to put the Bucs up 5-0.
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Then Derrel Thomas doubled, and Dusty Baker doubled him in.
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Erick Aybar made the catch and doubled Saunders off.
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The game's lone run scored in the fourth inning when Dave May doubled and scored on John Briggs' sac fly.
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Orioles: OF Lew Ford doubled last week for his first big league hit since 2007.
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He doubled to left field, allowing the runner to reach second base safely.
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
- Literature
Receiving two incomes from the same source, for example a pension and a salary
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
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
A suit jacket with wide front flaps that overlap and two columns of buttons
Two layers of glass with a space between them that keep heat in and noise out
- Specialized
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records every transaction as a debit in one account and a credit in another
- 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 thick fabric made from two layers of thread joined together that holds its shape well
- Specialized
A system of recording each transaction twice, once as a debit and once as a credit to ensure accuracy
- Specialized
A bookkeeping system that records each transaction twice to keep accounts balanced
- Specialized
A crochet stitch you make by pulling the yarn through twice to make taller, looser fabric
- Offensive
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
- Specialized
An illegal basketball move when a player bounces the ball with both hands or bounces it again after stopping
- Specialized
A lung infection that affects both lungs and causes serious breathing problems
- Literature
A person who receives a government salary and a pension at the same time
- Jargon
A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base
- Specialized
A tall stitch made with a hook by pulling yarn through loops, taller than a single stitch
- Informal
A mild, funny phrase people say instead of swearing when surprised or angry
- Specialized
A pair of vertical lines in written music that show the end of a main section or the whole piece
- Specialized
A machine that has two sets of gears to give more power and control speed
How Many Bases
- Informal
- US
Surface Forms
Etymology
Double as a baseball verb comes from Latin duplex ('twofold') and duo ('two'), so to 'double' is to hit the ball and reach the 'second' base — two bases from home.