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(noun) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
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Synonyms: three-bagger, three-base hit |
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Related Words: base hit, bingle, line triple, line-drive triple, safety |
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(verb) increase threefold; "Triple your income!" |
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Synonyms: treble |
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Related Words: manifold, multiply |
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(verb) hit a three-base hit, in baseball |
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Related Words: hit |
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(noun) a quantity that is three times as great as another |
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Related Words: multiple |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: ternary, treble, triplex |
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(satellite adjective) three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" |
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Synonyms: threefold, treble |
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