double, n.
(doubles)
freq. cnt. 12
(doubles)
freq. cnt. 12
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1
double two-bagger two-base hit two-baser
sample sentences
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
<noun.act>
double doubling
sample sentences
"I decided his double was a bluff"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a quantity that is twice as great as another
<noun.cognition>
double
sample sentences
"36 is the double of 18"
semantic pointers
hypernym
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
<noun.person>
double image look-alike
sample sentences
"he could be Gingrich's double""she's the very image of her mother"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
<noun.person>
double stunt man stunt woman
sample sentences
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
semantic pointers
hypernym