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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Double \Dou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Doubling.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L.
     duplare, fr. duplus. See Double, a.]
     1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length,
        value, or the like; multiply by two; as, to double a sum
        of money; to double a number, or length.
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              Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak.
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     2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending
        together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part
        of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to
        clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to
        double up a sheet of paper or cloth. --Prior.
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              Then the old man
              Was wroth, and doubled up his hands.  --Tennyson.
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     3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or
        be worth twice as much as.
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              Thus re["e]nforced, against the adverse fleet,
              Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to
        reverse the direction of motion.
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              Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory
              of Carthage.                          --Knolles.
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     5. (Mil.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from
        each two.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Doubling \Dou"bling\, n.
     1. The act of one that doubles; a making double;
        reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
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     2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare;
        shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden.
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     3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or
        escutcheon.
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     4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the
        strength and flavor.
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     5. raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or
        backgammon, by a factor of 2.
  
     Syn: double.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around
        or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Double \Dou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Doubling.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L.
     duplare, fr. duplus. See Double, a.]
     1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length,
        value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of
        money; to double a number, or length.
  
              Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak.
  
     2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending
        together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part
        of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to
        clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to
        double up a sheet of paper or cloth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Doubling \Dou"bling\, n.
     1. The act of one that doubles; a making double;
        reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
  
     2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare;
        shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden.
  
     3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or
        escutcheon.
  
     4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the
        strength and flavor.
  
     Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around
        or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  doubling
       n 1: increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took
            no time at all"
       2: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I
          decided his double was a bluff" [syn: double]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     n.
     1 The process or an instance of making something double; a
  multiplication by two. (century: 14)
     2 The act of turning around, or doubling back. (century: 16)
     3 A pleat or fold. (century: 17)
     4 (lb en archaic) A trick; double-dealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en double nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     n.
     1 The process or an instance of making something double; a
  multiplication by two. (century: 14)
     2 The act of turning around, or doubling back. (century: 16)
     3 A pleat or fold. (century: 17)
     4 (lb en archaic) A trick; double-dealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en double nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     n.
     1 The process or an instance of making something double; a
  multiplication by two. (century: 14)
     2 The act of turning around, or doubling back. (century: 16)
     3 A pleat or fold. (century: 17)
     4 (lb en archaic) A trick; double-dealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en double nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     n.
     1 The process or an instance of making something double; a
  multiplication by two. (century: 14)
     2 The act of turning around, or doubling back. (century: 16)
     3 A pleat or fold. (century: 17)
     4 (lb en archaic) A trick; double-dealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en double nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d oubl ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  doubling
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en double ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb double)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Doubling /dˈʌblɪŋ/
  المضاعفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  doubling /dˈʌblɪŋ/ 
  дублиране, удвояване
  The process or an instance of making something double

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  doubling /dˈʌblɪŋ/ 
  zdvojnásobení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  doubling /dˈʌblɪŋ/ 
  zdvojení