Definition: 1. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base. 2. A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts. 3. Increase twofold. 4. Hit a two-base hit.
Use 'double' in a sentence:
1. I thought I was seeing double.
2. Not surprisingly, the people were astounded and infuriated at this double insult.
3. With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts.
4. 'Otter' is spelt with a double t.
5. He gets paid double for doing the same job I do.
6. The newspaper used the neologism "dinks," Double Income No Kids.
7. Double all the quantities in the recipe to make enough for eight people.
8. Inflation is in double figures.
9. Hotel prices start at € 50 a night for a double room.
10. We'll have to double up on books; there aren't enough to go around.
11. He earns double what she does.
12. The jacket was lined with a double thickness of fabric.
13. My number is six o double three.
14. He served 17 double faults.
15. They only have one room left: you'll have to double up with Peter.
16. In a double-blind trial, there were some improvements.
17. My extension is two four double 0.
18. Visits to our website have doubled in a year.
19. He doubled to left field.
20. She doubled the blanket and put it under his head.
21. Australia had 15 years of double-digit inflation.
22. He ordered himself a double whisky.
23. The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years.
24. He was bent double with laughter.
25. The rod bent double, the reel shrieked and ratcheted.
26. Strong, beautiful Claire Randall leads a double life, married to a man in one century, with a lover in another century.
27. Single spacing is used within paragraphs, double spacing between paragraphs.
28. He was drinking his double whisky too fast and scowling.
29. His income is double hers.
30. I was bent double in agony.
31. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka.
32. Murray double-parked his car.
33. She's the double of her mother.
34. Would you prefer twin beds or a double?
35. Is that a single or a double you want?
36. It has the double advantage of being both easy and cheap.
37. I'll double-check the figures.
38. They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit.
39. I had to bend double to get under the table.
40. Some residents accused city officials of applying a double standard.
41. He has served a number of double faults in this set.
42. Double the expected number of people came to the meeting.
43. He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.
44. The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
45. We need double the amount we already have.
46. The trousers have double thickness knee panels for extra protection.
