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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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 ]


  doubled \doubled\ adj.
     1. rendered twice as great or twice as many.
  
     Syn: double, duplex, twofold, diploid.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. folded in two; as, doubled sheets of paper.
  
     Syn: doubled over.
          [WordNet 1.5]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  doubled
       adj 1: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is
              doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: double, twofold]
       2: folded in two; "doubled sheets of paper"

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


  doubled
     vb.
     (infl of en double  ed-form)

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


  doubled
     vb.
     (infl of en double  ed-form)

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


  doubled
     vb.
     (infl of en double  ed-form)

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


  doubled
     vb.
     (infl of en double  ed-form)

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


  doubled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d ouble d)

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


  doubled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en double ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb double)

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


  Doubled /dˈʌbəld/
  مضاعف

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


  doubled /dˈʌbəld/ 
  zdvojený