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triple

/ˈtɹɪp.əl/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Triple means: having three units or components or elements.

Synonyms for triple16

noun, as in a set of three similar things considered as a unit

trio, triad, triplet

noun, as in a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

three-base hit, three-bagger

verb, as in increase threefold

treble

adjective, as in having three units or components or elements

ternary, treble, triplex, multiple

adjective, as in three times as great or many

treble, threefold, three-fold, multiple

also used for triple

tern, thrissome, triadic, trinary, trine

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What does triple mean?7

adjective

1

having three units or components or elements“a ternary operation”

2

three times as great or many“a claim for treble (or triple) damages”

noun

1

a set of three similar things considered as a unit

2

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

3

a quantity that is three times as great as another

verb

1

increase threefold“Triple your income!”

2

hit a three-base hit

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with triple?3

two syllables

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Triple in a sentence

  • Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.mollydot
  • He is sure to set a new record in the triple jump.unknown
  • The world’s chickens are triple the weight of all the wild birds.Hybrid
  • I think I'm going to make a triple camomile.unknown
  • Dolphin deaths recorded in the Gulf have more than tripled in last decade.Hybrid
  • Since the Industrial Revolution, the world population has more than tripled.CK
  • The enemy had triple our numbers.unknown
  • This house has triple–pane windows.Scott

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Forms of triple

as a noun

plural
triples

as a verb

past tense
tripled
present participle
tripling
third-person singular
triples
past participle
tripled