triple

1. (noun) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
Synonyms: three-bagger, three-base hit
Related Words: base hit, bingle, line triple, line-drive triple, safety

2. (verb) increase threefold; "Triple your income!"
Synonyms: treble
Related Words: manifold, multiply

3. (verb) hit a three-base hit, in baseball
Related Words: hit

4. (noun) a quantity that is three times as great as another
Related Words: multiple

5. (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"
Synonyms: ternary, treble, triplex

6. (satellite adjective) three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
Synonyms: threefold, treble



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