doubles
duh buhlz
- n badminton played with two players on each side
- n tennis played with two players on each side
- n a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- n a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- n someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- n a quantity that is twice as great as another
- 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
She doubles as his wife and secretary - v bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- v make or do or perform again
- Before the national doubles tournament started last week in Brookline, Mass.
- He may have won tennis gold in Sydney four years ago, but this time doubles star Nestor and his new partner are the underdogs.
- That twins make ideal doubles players was demonstrated last week when William and Chester Murphy, identical twins, wound up their tennis careers at the University of Chicago.