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

  Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as
     in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf.
     Treble.]
     1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
        threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See
        Tiara, 2.
  
     Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine in
        which the same steam performs work in three cylinders
        successively.
  
     Triple measure (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which
        first only is accented.
  
     Triple ratio (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3.
  
     Triple salt (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic
        atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple
        salt.
  
     Triple star (Astron.), a system of three stars in close
        proximity.
  
     Triple time (Mus.), that time in which each measure is
        divided into three equal parts.
  
     Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,
        the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is
        controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading
        from the locomotive.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Triple \Tri"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tripling.] [Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.]
     To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble;
     as, to triple the tax on coffee.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Triple \Tri"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tripling.] [Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.]
     To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble;
     as, to triple the tax on coffee.

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

  Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as
     in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf.
     Treble.]
     1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
        threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
  
              By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.
  
     2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
  
     3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See
        Tiara, 2.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  triple
       adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary
              operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding
              made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has
              three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary,
               treble, triplex]
       2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
          triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold]
       n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
            [syn: three-base hit, three-bagger]
       2: a quantity that is three times as great as another
       v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: treble]
       2: hit a three-base hit

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

  triple
     Γαλλικά a.
     τριπλάσιος, τριπλός, τρίδιπλος

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

  triple
     Catalan a.
     (l en triple)
     Catalan n.
     (lb ca sports) (l en triple), treble, hat trick
     French a.
     1 (l en triple)
     2 (lb fr music) thirty-second note
     French n.
     (lb fr baseball) (l en triple)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr tripler  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin num.
     (inflection of la triplus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (infl of nn trippel  def s)
     2 (plural of nn trippel)

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

  Triple
     German n.
     n (lb de sports) treble (gloss: the winning of three competitions in
  one year, usually national league and cup plus an international title)

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

  triple
     a.
     1 Made up of three related elements, often matching
     2 Of three times the quantity.
     3 Designed for three users.
     4 Folded in three; composed of three layers.
     5 Having three aspects.
     6 (lb en music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
     7 (lb en obsolete) One of three; third.
     n.
     1 three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc..
     2 (lb en informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
     3 (lb en US) A hamburger with three patty.
     4 (lb en baseball) A three-base hit.
     5 (lb en basketball) A three-point field goal.
     6 (lb en curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed
  from play.
     7 (lb en mathematics computing) A sequence of three elements or
  3-tuple.
     vb.
     1 To multiply by three.
     2 (lb en baseball) To get a three-base hit.
     3 To become three times as large.
     4 To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other
  functions.

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

  triple
     Catalan a.
     (l en triple)
     Catalan n.
     (lb ca sports) (l en triple), treble, hat trick
     French a.
     1 (l en triple)
     2 (lb fr music) thirty-second note
     French n.
     (lb fr baseball) (l en triple)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr tripler  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin num.
     (inflection of la triplus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (infl of nn trippel  def s)
     2 (plural of nn trippel)

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

  Triple
     German n.
     n (lb de sports) treble (gloss: the winning of three competitions in
  one year, usually national league and cup plus an international title)

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

  triple
     Catalan a.
     (l en triple)
     Catalan n.
     (lb ca sports) (l en triple), treble, hat trick
     French a.
     1 (l en triple)
     2 (lb fr music) thirty-second note
     French n.
     (lb fr baseball) (l en triple)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr tripler  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin num.
     (inflection of la triplus  voc m s)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     1 (infl of nn trippel  def s)
     2 (plural of nn trippel)

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

  triple
     Espanja a.
     1 kolminkertainen
     2 kolmella jaollinen
     Espanja n.
     (yhteys koripallo k=es) kolmen pisteen heitto
     Ranska a.
     kolminkertainen
     Ranska n.
     (yhteys pesäpallo k=fr) kolmen pesän heitto
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 t ripl e)

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

  triple
     Engelska a.
     (tagg språk=en kat=matematik) trippel; som händer, eller förekommer,
  tre gånger
     Engelska n.
     (tagg språk=en matematik) en grupp om tre objekt; en följd med tre
  element
     Engelska vb.
     trippla

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

  Triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  ثلاث أضعاف

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

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. трисло́ен
  composed of three layers
  2. триме́стен
  designed for three users
  3. тро́ен
  made up of three related elements
  4. трикра́тен
  three times the quantity

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

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. утроявам се
  to become three times as large
  2. утроявам
  to multiply by three

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

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  trojnásobný

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

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  trojitý

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  triphlyg 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  dreifach, dreimal 
           Note: so viel/groß usw.
        "They sold the mansion for triple/threefold/treble the amount they paid for it 5 years ago."  - Sie verkauften die Villa um den dreifachen Betrag, den sie vor 5 Jahren bezahlt hatten.
     Synonyms: threefold, treble
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  dreimalig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  sich verdreifachen, um das Dreifache steigen 
        "The small country's population has tripled in size."  - Die Bevölkerung des kleinen Landes hat sich verdreifacht.
     Synonyms: treble, multiply threefold, increase threefold
  
   see: tripling, trebling, multiplying threefold, increasing threefold, tripled, trebled, multiplied threefold, increased threefold
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. tripla
  (music) three times as fast
  2. kolmitasoinen
  composed of three layers
  3. kolmelle
  designed for three users
  4. kolmois- 2.
  having three aspects
   3.
  made up of three related elements
  5. kolminkertainen
  three times the quantity

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. tripla
  a drink with three portions of alcohol
  2. kolmikko, tripla
  sequence of three elements

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. kolminkertaistua, triplaantua
  to become three times as large
  2. kolminkertaistaa, triplata
  to multiply by three

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  1. तिगुना
        "Add triple amount of water to the flour."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/ 
  1. तिगुना~करना
        "The farmer had to triple his produce."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  trostruk, utrostručiti se

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  1. hármas
  2. háromszoros

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  1. 三層の
  composed of three layers
  2. 三重
  made up of three related elements
  3. 三倍, 三重
  three times the quantity

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  三重
  sequence of three elements

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  三倍する
  to multiply by three

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  triple /tripl/
  driedubbel, drievoudig

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  tredoble
  to multiply by three

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  triple /ˈtrɪpəl/
  I.    potrójny
  II.    potrajać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  triple /tripl/
  triplo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  triple //ˈtɹɪp.l̩// //ˈtɹɪpəl// 
  trippel-
  made up of three related elements

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  triple /tɹˈɪpəl/
  1. üç kat, üç misli, üçlü
  2. üç misli yapmak veya olmak
  3. (beysbol) üç kalelik bir top vuruşu. Triple Alliance. Üçler ittifakı. tripleexpansion engine üç genişlemeli makina. triple measure, triple time (müz.) üç vurgulu tempo. triple threat (A.B.D.), (k. dili) üç sahada hünerli kimse.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  triple /tʁˈipl/
  tric'hement, tridoubl

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (au t. galop) triple /tʁˈipl/
  ruz (d'an daoulamm r.)

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  triple /tʁipl/ 
  dreifach

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  triple /tʁipl/ 
  potrójny

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  triple /tʁipl/ 
  triple

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  triple 
  triple  

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  triple /tɾˈiple/
  triple

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  triple /tɾˈiple/
  triple

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  triple /tɾˈiple/
  triple  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɹɪpəɫ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/tɾiple/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/tɾiple/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "triple":
     accelerate, aggravate, beef up, blow up, complicate, concentrate,
     condense, consolidate, cube, deepen, deltoid, double, enhance,
     exacerbate, exaggerate, fan-shaped, heat up, heighten, hop up,
     hot up, intensify, jazz up, key up, magnify, make complex,
     multiply by three, ramify, redouble, reinforce, sharpen, soup up,
     step up, strengthen, tern, ternal, ternary, ternate, three,
     three-in-one, three-ply, threefold, threesome, treble, triadic,
     trial, triangular, trilogic, trinal, trine, trinity, trio, triplex,
     triplicate, triumvirate, triune, troika, whet
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 三倍之数,三个一组;
  a. 三倍的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 三倍之数,三个一组
     a. 三倍的
     vt. 三倍与
     vi. 增至三倍

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