double (sb) up/over
— phrasal verb with double uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/verb [ I or T ]
If you double up/over, or if something doubles you up/over, you suddenly bend forwards and down, usually because of pain or laughter:
Most of the crowd doubled up with laughter at every joke.
She was doubled up/over with the pain in her stomach.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not holding the body upright
- bent double
- bowed
- cower
- crouch
- double
- huddle
- huddled
- hunch
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around (sth)
- scrunch
- slouch
- slump
- slumped
- sprawl
- stoop