| VERB | change | triple, treble | increase / increase threefold |
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| contact | triple | hit a three-base hit | |
| NOUN | act | triple, three-base hit, three-bagger | a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
| group | triple, trio, triad, triplet | a set of three similar things considered as a unit | |
| cognition | triple | a quantity that is three times as great as another | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | triple, ternary, treble, triplex | having three units or components or elements |
| all | triple, treble, threefold, three-fold | three times as great or many |
| Sounds | trih'pahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Having three units or components or elements. | |
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| Synonyms | ternary, treble, triplex | |
| Broader | multiple | Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual |
| Spanish | ternario, triple | |
| Catalan | ternari, triple | |
| Meaning | Three times as great or many. | |
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| Example | "a claim for treble (or triple) damages" | |
| Synonyms | treble, threefold, three-fold | |
| Broader | multiple | Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual |
| Spanish | triple, triplicado, tríplice, triplo | |
| Catalan | triple, tripliclat | |
| Meaning | A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base. | |
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| Synonyms | three-base hit, three-bagger | |
| Narrower | line-drive triple, line triple | A triple resulting from a line drive |
| Broader | base hit, safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
| Spanish | terna, triple | |
| Catalan | terna | |
| Verbs | triple | hit a three-base hit |
| Meaning | A set of three similar things considered as a unit. | |
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| Synonyms | trio, triad, triplet | |
| Instances | Trimurti | The triad of divinities of later Hinduism |
| Narrower | trilogy | A set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject / subject or theme |
| triplicity, trigon | (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees | |
| Broader | set | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
| Spanish | terceto, tríada, triple | |
| Catalan | tríada | |
| Meaning | A quantity that is three times as great as another. | |
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| Broader | multiple | The product of a quantity by an integer |
| Spanish | triple | |
| Catalan | triple | |
| Verbs | triple | increase / increase threefold |
| Meaning | increase / increase threefold. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They triple their earnings this year; Their earnings triple this year | |
| Example | "Triple your income!" | |
| Synonym | treble | |
| Broader | multiply, manifold | combine or increase / increase by multiplication |
| Spanish | triplicarse, triplicar | |
| Catalan | triplicar-se, triplicar | |
| Nouns | triple | a quantity that is three times as great as another |
| triplicate | one of three copies | |
| tripling | increase / increase / increase by a factor of three | |
| Meaning | hit a three-base hit. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Nouns | triple | a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
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