TRIPLE

• (noun) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

  synonyms : three-bagger , three-base hit

• (noun) a quantity that is three times as great as another

• (noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit

  synonyms : triad , trio , triplet

• (verb) increase threefold

  "Triple your income!"

  synonyms : treble

• (verb) hit a three-base hit

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : ternary , treble , triplex

• (adj.) three times as great or many

  "a claim for treble (or triple) damages", "a threefold increase"

  synonyms : three-fold , threefold , treble

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