All related terms of 'double-double'

You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind.

If something doubles you up , or if you double up , you bend your body quickly or violently, for example because you are laughing a lot or because you are feeling a lot of pain .

When you bend double , you bend the top half of your body downwards a long way.

If someone is bent double , the top part of their body is leaning forward towards their legs , usually because they are in great pain or because they are laughing a lot . In American English, you can also say that someone is bent over double .

a person who substitutes for a star for the filming of a scene that involves shots of the body rather than the face

Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act . Their performance can also be called a double act .

If you double back you go back in the direction that you came from.

to carry a second person on (a horse, bicycle , etc)

a symbol , consisting of two ordinary bar lines or a single heavy one, that marks the end of a composition or a section within it

A double bass is the largest instrument in the violin family. You play the double bass with a bow while standing up and holding it upright in front of you.

the smallest size of bed that is considered big enough for two people

A double bill is a theatre or cinema performance in which there are two shows on the programme.

If you are in a double bind , you are in a very difficult situation, because whatever decision you make will have bad results.

a type of chemical bond consisting of two covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule

If you double-book something, or if you double-book , you book two spaces or services when only one is available to use.

If someone has a double chin , they have a fold of fat under their chin, making them look as if they have two chins.

a date for two couples

the dual responsibilities borne by working mothers , who when their paid work is over for the day must then work at looking after their family and home

a recession in which a brief recovery in output is followed by another fall, because demand remains low

to double one's original stake after having looked at one's cards and before receiving an additional card

confirmed ; inveterate

an accidental that lowers the pitch of the following note two semitones

(of a window ) having two vertical sashes , the upper one sliding in grooves outside those of the lower

a knitted material made on two sets of needles that produce a double thickness joined with interlocking stitches

any of various knots that are reinforced with a second tying

If you say that someone is living a double life , you mean that they lead two separate and very different lives, and they appear to be a different person in each.

a spring lock that can also serve as a deadbolt by an extra turn of the key

If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks , they park in a road by the side of another parked car.

a play in which two runners are put out

relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other

a room in a hotel with two beds

a solid solution of two simple salts formed by crystallizing a solution of the two salts

two stars , appearing close together when viewed through a telescope ; either physically associated ( binary star) or not associated ( optical double star)

to play (two notes or parts) simultaneously on a violin or related instrument by drawing the bow over two strings

If you do a double-take when you see or hear something strange or surprising , you hesitate for a moment before reacting to it because you wonder if you really saw or heard it.

If you refer to something someone says as double-talk , you mean that it can deceive people or is difficult to understand because it has two possible meanings .

an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession

to use two players to guard or block (a single opposing player)

a doubled wage rate , paid for working on public holidays , etc

a score of double 20

a mobile home consisting of two modular sections connected lengthwise making the width double that of a typical mobile home

If you are seeing double , there is something wrong with your eyes , and you can see two images instead of one.

a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing

(of a reciprocating engine or pump ) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized alternately on opposite sides

A double agent is someone who works as a spy for a particular country or organization , but who also works for its enemies .

a commercial recording sold on two CDs or LPs

A double-blind study or experiment compares two groups of people, one of which is being tested while the other is not. Neither the people doing the testing nor the members of the two groups know which group is being tested.

A double bluff is an attempt to deceive someone by telling them exactly what you intend to do when you know that they will assume you are lying.

a score of two strokes over par on a hole

a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans , one fitting inside the other. The bottom saucepan contains water that, while boiling , gently heats food in the upper pan