Толковый словарь английского языка - triple
Triple
triple
I. verb (~d; tripling) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Late Latin triplare, from Latin triplus, adjective Date: 14th century transitive verb to make three times as great or as many, 2. to score (a base runner) by a ~, to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a ~, intransitive verb to become three times as great or as numerous , to make a ~ in baseball, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin triplus, adjective Date: 15th century 1. a ~ sum, quantity, or number, a combination, group, or series of three, a base hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely, trifecta 1, III. adjective see: -fold Date: 15th century being three times as great or as many, having or involving three units or members , having a threefold relation or character , 4. three times repeated ; treble , having three full revolutions , marked by three beats per musical measure , 6. having units of three components , involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate)
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 consisting of three usu. equal parts or things; threefold. 2 involving three parties. 3 three times as much or many (triple the amount; triple thickness). --n. 1 a threefold number or amount. 2 a set of three. 3 (in pl.) a peal of changes on seven bells. --v.tr. & intr. multiply or increase by three. Phrases and idioms triple crown 1 RC Ch. the pope's tiara. 2 the act of winning all three of a group of important events in horse-racing, rugby football, etc. triple jump an athletic exercise or contest comprising a hop, a step, and a jump. triple play Baseball the act of putting out three runners in a row. triple rhyme a rhyme including three syllables. triple time Mus. that with three beats to the bar; waltz time. Derivatives triply adv. Etymology: OF triple or L triplus f. Gk triplous ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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