Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun doubles

2 senses of doubles

Sense 1
doubles -- (badminton played with two players on each side)
       => badminton -- (a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)

Sense 2
doubles -- (tennis played with two players on each side)
       => tennis, lawn tennis -- (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun double

5 senses of double

Sense 1
double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser -- (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield")
       => base hit, safety -- ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)

Sense 2
double, stunt man, stunt woman -- (a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable")
       => stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in -- (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins")

Sense 3
double, image, look-alike -- (someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 4
double -- (a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18")
       => multiple -- (the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9")

Sense 5
doubling, double -- (raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff")
       => raise -- (increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb double

6 senses of double

Sense 1
double, duplicate -- (increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years")
       => multiply, manifold -- (combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits")
          Phrasal Verb-> double up#3

Sense 2
double -- (hit a two-base hit)
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")

Sense 3
double over, double, double up -- (bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently")
       => bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")

Sense 4
double -- (do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary")
       => function, work, operate, go, run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore")

Sense 5
double -- (bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit))
       => bid, call -- (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump")

Sense 6
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate -- (make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick")
       => reproduce -- (make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting")