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triple

UK/ˈtɹɪp.əl/

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triple adjective: made up of three related elements, often matching. Also the abbreviation of triple combination engine.

Adjective

triple (not comparable)

  1. Made up of three related elements, often matching
    • The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
    Synonyms:
    tern
  2. Of three times the quantity; treble.
    • Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
    Synonyms:
    threefold
  3. Designed for three users.
    • a triple room
  4. Folded in three; composed of three layers.
  5. Having three aspects.
    • a triple meaning
  6. Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
  7. (obsolete) One of three; third.
    • the third payes for all: the triples sir , is a good tripping measurec. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Noun

triple (plural triples)

  1. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
    • I've had a hard day; make that a triple.
  3. Three runs.
  4. (US) A hamburger with three patties.
    • I'd like a triple with cheese.
  5. A three-base hit.
    • The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
  6. A three-point field goal.
  7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  8. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Verb

triple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled)

  1. To multiply by three.
    • The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
    Synonyms:
    treble
  2. To get a three-base hit.
    • The batter tripled into the gap.
  3. To become three times as large.
    • Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
  4. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
    • Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.1982 January, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench, volume 157, number 1, page 106
    • Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl

Also used as

triple is also the abbreviation of triple combination engine.

triple meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

triple in Hindi

made up of three related elements
त्रि tri
three times the quantity
तिगुना tigunā, तिगना tignā
Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc
तिगुना tigunā, तिगना tignā
to multiply by three
तिगना tignā, तिगुना tigunā

triple in Tamil

மும்மடங்கு

triple in Marathi

तिहेरी, तिप्पट, तिप्पट करणे

triple in Urdu

ٹرپل, تین گنا کرنا
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triple in Bengali
তিনগুণ করা
triple in Telugu
ట్రిపుల్
triple in Malayalam
ട്രിപ്പിൾ, മൂന്നിരട്ടിയാക്കാൻ, മൂന്നിരട്ടിയിലേക്ക്
triple in Kannada
ತ್ರಿವಳಿ
triple in Punjabi
ਤਿੰਨ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ
triple in Gujarati
ત્રિપલ, ટ્રિપલ
triple in Odia
ତ୍ରିଗୁଣିତ, ତିନିଗୁଣିତ, ତିନିଗୁଣ କରିବା ପାଇଁ
triple in Nepali
तिगुना, ट्रिपल, तिगुना गर्न
triple in Arabic
ثُلَاثِيّ ṯulāṯiyy
triple in Malay
tiga ganda
triple in Thai
สามเท่า
triple in Vietnamese
ba lần

Examples of triple in a sentence

  • Manny had a coronary last week, followed by a triple bypass.
  • His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.
  • There has only been one unassisted triple play recorded in the World Series.

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Synonyms of triple

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Forms of triple

Noun
pluraltriples
Verb
third-person singular presenttriples
present participletripling
past participletripled
pasttripled

Past tense of triple: tripled

Plural of triple: triples

Origin of triple

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.

Words formed from triple

Phrases with triple

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Words that rhyme with triple

Questions about triple

What does triple mean?
Triple means made up of three related elements, often matching.
What is triple in Hindi?
Triple in Hindi is त्रि (tri), तिगुना (tigunā), तिगना (tignā). See Triple meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is triple?
Triple can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce triple?
Triple is pronounced /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (UK).

Words near triple in the dictionary

  1. triplanes
  2. triplanetary
  3. triplasian
  4. triplatin tetranitrate
  5. triplatinum
  6. triple
  7. triple A
  8. triple A syndrome
  9. triple acrostic
  10. triple acrostics
  11. triple agent

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Adapted from Wiktionary: triple (page history and authors); triple (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triple (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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