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doubled
(mass) | doubled
- zdvojnásobený |
doubled
(encz) | doubled,zdvojený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Doubled
(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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doubled
(gcide) | doubled \doubled\ adj.
1. rendered twice as great or twice as many.
Syn: double, duplex, twofold, diploid.
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2. folded in two; as, doubled sheets of paper.
Syn: doubled over.
[WordNet 1.5] Double dealer |
doubled
(wn) | doubled
adj 1: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose
is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: double,
doubled, twofold, two-fold] |
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doubleday
(encz) | Doubleday,Doubleday n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
redoubled
(encz) | redoubled,zdvojnásobil v: Zdeněk Brož |
doubleday
(czen) | Doubleday,Doubledayn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Doubled
(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.
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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.
[1913 Webster]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] Double dealer |
doubled
(gcide) | folded \folded\ adj.
made compact by bending or doubling over. [Narrower terms:
{accordion, plicate ; {bifold ; {closed ; {doubled ; {pleated
; {rolled, rolled-up(prenominal) ; {sunburst, sunray .] Also
See: collapsible, collapsable. Antonym: unfolded
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double-dealer
(gcide) | Double dealer \Dou"ble deal"er\, double-dealer \dou"ble-deal"er\
One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish
person; a person who says one thing and does another.
--L'Estrange.
Syn: double-crosser, betrayer, traitor.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Double dealing |
double-dealing
(gcide) | Double dealing \Dou"ble deal"ing\, double-dealing
\dou"ble-deal"ing\
False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by
pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting
under the influence of another. See Double dealing, under
Dealing. --Shak.
Syn: duplicity.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]double-dealing \double-dealing\ adj.
1. given to deception especially by pretending one set of
feelings and acting under the influence of another; as,
they accused each other of double-dealing behavior.
Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, two-faced.
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Double-decker
(gcide) | Double-decker \Dou"ble-deck"er\, n.
1. (Naut.)
1. A man-of-war having two gun decks.
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2.
(a) A tenement house having two families on each floor.
[Local, U. S.]
(b) A biplane a["e]roplane or kite. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. anything having two decks or levels, as a bus with two
levels for passengers. In older vehicles, less often
today, the upper deck was open, as on street cars.
[Colloq.]
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Double-dye
(gcide) | Double-dye \Dou"ble-dye`\, v. t.
To dye again or twice over.
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To double-dye their robes in scarlet. --J. Webster.
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Double-dyed
(gcide) | Double-dyed \Dou"ble-dyed`\, a.
Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly
fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.
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redoubled
(wn) | redoubled
adj 1: become much greater in intensity or size or amount; "we
faced redoubled attacks from the enemy"; "despite our
redoubled efforts" |
doubled sig
(foldoc) | doubled sig
A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet
article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message.
An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by
improperly configured software. More often, however, it
reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic
communication.
See BIFF, pseudo.
[Jargon File]
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doubled sig
(jargon) | doubled sig
n.
A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less
commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a
doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often,
however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic
communication. See B1FF, pseudo.
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