double up
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double up
- /ˈdʌb.əl ʌp/
verb doubles up · doubling up · doubled up
- To double the quantity, amount or duration of something. I'm going to double up my enlistment.
- To double one's number of chips, especially in poker by winning an all-in pot.
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To bend, bend over; to fold; to stoop.
Near-synonym: double over
Similar: double over
- To cause (someone) to bend over; to beat up (someone). I doubled him up with a swift punch to the stomach.
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To have a secondary use.
This unfolding sofa doubles up as a bed.
Similar: double
- To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner.
- To employ double the usual resources for a particular purpose; to work in pairs. Tactically smart, Leeds' work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Everton's main threats like Marouane Fellaini, while Victor Anichibe found he had unwelcome, unstinting company throughout.
- To marry or live with someone; to share a living space.
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verb to have a secondary use
| Español | hacer las veces (de) |
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