catflap.org Online Dictionary Query |
2 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Double \Dou"ble\, v. i.
1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity,
length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
[1913 Webster]
'T is observed in particular nations, that within
the space of three hundred years, notwithstanding
all casualties, the number of men doubles. --T.
Burnet.
[1913 Webster]
2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the
same ground, or in an opposite direction.
[1913 Webster]
Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Doubling and doubling with laborious walk.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
[1913 Webster]
What penalty and danger you accrue,
If you be found to double. --J. Webster.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Print.) To set up a word or words a second time by
mistake; to make a doublet.
[1913 Webster]
To double upon (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Double \Dou"ble\, v. i.
1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity,
length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
'T is observed in particular nations, that within
the space of three hundred years, notwithstanding
all casualties, the number of men doubles. --T.
Burnet.
2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the
same ground, or in an opposite direction.
Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. --Dryden.
Doubling and doubling with laborious walk.
--Wordsworth.
3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
What penalty and danger you accrue, If you be found
to double. --J. Webster.
4. (Print.) To set up a word or words a second time by
mistake; to make a doublet.
To double upon (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.
Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats