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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Double \Dou"ble\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Doubled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doubling}.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr. duplus. See {Double}, adjective]
1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; as, to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.
Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak.
2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth. --Prior.
Then the old man Was wroth, and doubled up his hands. --Tennyson.
3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
Thus re["e]nforced, against the adverse fleet, Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way. --Dryden.
4. To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion.
Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory of Carthage. --Knolles.
5. (Mil.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
doubled \doubled\ adjective
1. rendered twice as great or twice as many.
Syn: double, duplex, twofold, diploid. [WordNet 1.5]
2. folded in two; as, doubled sheets of paper.
Syn: doubled over. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
doubled
adjective
1: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {double}, {twofold}]
2: folded in two; "doubled sheets of paper"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "doubled": creased, crimped, dog-eared, duplicated, echoed, flexible, flounced, fluted, foldable, folded, folding, gathered, plagiarized, plaited, pleated, pliable, plicate, plicated, plicatile, quilled, quoted, rechauffe, redoubled, reduplicated, reechoed, regurgitated, reiterate, reiterated, repeated, reproduced, retold, ruffled, tucked, twice-told, twilled, warmed up
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