Triple - Definition

adj 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" [syn: ternary,
treble, triple, triplex]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple)
damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold,
three-fold, triple]
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: triple, three-base hit, three-bagger]
2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn:
trio, triad, triplet, triple]
3: a quantity that is three times as great as another
v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple,
treble]
2: hit a three-base hit