Doubles
nnoun.actbadminton played with two players on each sideHypernyms:badminton
Inherited Hypernyms:doublesbadmintoncourt gameathletic gamegameactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:doublesbadmintoncourt gameathletic gamesportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.acttennis played with two players on each sideHypernyms:lawn tennis tennis
Inherited Hypernyms:doublestenniscourt gameathletic gamegameactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:doublestenniscourt gameathletic gamesportdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.acta base hit on which the batter stops safely at second baseSynset:double two-bagger two-base hit two-baser
Examples:- he hit a double to deep centerfield
Derivationally Related Form:double
Hypernyms:base hit safety
Inherited Hypernyms:doublebase hithitfeataccomplishmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:line-drive doubleline double
Full Hyponyms:line-drive double
nnoun.persona stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stuntsSynset:double stunt man stunt woman
Examples:- his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
Hypernyms:backup backup man fill-in relief reliever stand-in substitute
Inherited Hypernyms:doublestand-inpeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:doublestand-inpeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personsomeone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)Synset:double image look-alike
Examples:- he could be Gingrich's double
- she's the very image of her mother
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:doublepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:doublepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:clonedead ringerringer
nnoun.cognitiona quantity that is twice as great as anotherDerivationally Related Form:double
Hypernyms:multiple
Inherited Hypernyms:doublemultipleproductquantityconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actraising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2Synset:double doubling
Examples:- I decided his double was a bluff
Derivationally Related Form:double
Part Holonyms:card game cards
Hypernyms:raise
Inherited Hypernyms:doublingraisegambleriskventureundertakingworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changeincrease twofoldSynset:double duplicate
Examples:- The population doubled within 50 years
Derivationally Related Form:doublingdouble
Hypernyms:manifold multiply
Inherited Hypernyms:doublemultiplyincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:geminateredouble
Full Troponyms:geminateredouble
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- their earnings this year (apply to: double) | Their earnings --- this year (apply to: double)
vverb.contacthit a two-base hitTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Derivationally Related Form:double
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:doublehitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motionbend over or curl up, usually with laughter or painSynset:double double over double up
Examples:- He doubled and vomited violently
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:double overbendchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactdo double duty; serve two purposes or have two functionsExamples:- She doubles as his wife and secretary
Hypernyms:function go operate run work
Inherited Hypernyms:doublefunction
Sentence Frame:It is ---ing
vverb.possessionbridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)Derivationally Related Form:double
Hypernyms:bid call
Inherited Hypernyms:doublebidplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationmake or do or perform againSynset:double duplicate reduplicate repeat replicate
Examples:- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
Derivationally Related Form:repeatreplicareplicationrepetitionrepeatingrepeaterrepetitivedouble
Hypernyms:reproduce
Inherited Hypernyms:duplicatereproduceproduce
Direct Hyponyms:copygeminaterecapitulatereduplicatereplicate
Full Troponyms:recapitulatereduplicatereplicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something