Triple Definition & Meaning

triple
adjective
  1. having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
  2. three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
noun
  1. a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
  2. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  3. a quantity that is three times as great as another
verb
  1. increase threefold; "Triple your income!"
  2. hit a three-base hit

Synonyms for triple

multiple adj

having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership

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ternary adj

having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads

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threefold adv

by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" three times as great or many

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treble adj

having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice

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triplex adj

having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads

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"Triple" in song lyrics

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  • "watch me rip through fakes, cripple flakes, make non-believers do the triple"
    Arsonists — Blaze
  • "Hysteria. Living in the area of strickly triple 6"
    Boogiemonsters — Mark of the Beast
  • "Caught a case and lost my baby for a triple 6"
    Bootleg f/ Big Shawn (Infamous Syndicate), Sophia Taylor — Fantasies

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Frequently asked questions

What does triple mean?
having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base a set of three similar things considered as a unit a quantity that is three times as great as another increase threefold
What part of speech is triple?
Triple is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
How many definitions does triple have?
Triple has 7 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).

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