doubling
- n increase by a factor of two
doubling with a computer took no time at all - n raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- v increase twofold
- v hit a two-base hit
- v bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- v do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- v bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- v make or do or perform again
doubly transitive verb
- n a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
doubly transitive verb form
- n a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object