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tri·ple

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\\ˈtri-pəl\\ verb
(tri·pled ; tri·pling \\-p(ə-)liŋ\\)transitive verb
1. to make three times as great or as many
2.
  a. to score (a base runner) by a triple
  b. to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a triple
intransitive verb
1. to become three times as great or as numerous
    their profits tripled last year
2. to make a triple in baseball

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noun1.
  a. a triple sum, quantity, or number
  b. a combination, group, or series of three
2. a base hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely
3.

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adjective1. being three times as great or as many
2. having or involving three units or members
    triple bypass heart surgery
3. having a threefold relation or character
    worked as a double or even triple agent — Time
4.
  a. three times repeated :

treble

  b. having three full revolutions
      a triple somersault
      a triple lutz
5. marked by three beats per musical measure
    triple meter
6.
  a. having units of three components
      triple feet
  b. of rhyme : involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate)

triple
  triple (v.) late 14c., from M.L. triplare "to triple," from L. triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" + -plus "-fold." The noun is recorded from early 15c.; the baseball sense is attested from 1880. The adj. is recorded from 1540s.

triple
triple / 5tripl / adjective [only before noun]
1. having three parts or involving three people or groups
   三部份的；三人的；三组的:
   a triple heart bypass operation
   心脏三处分流手术
   a triple alliance
   三方同盟
   They're showing a triple bill of horror movies (= three horror movies one after the other).
   他们正在连演三部恐怖片。
2. three times as much or as many as sth
   三倍的；三重的:
   The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
   他血液中的酒精含量为法定最高限量的三倍。
   Its population is about triple that of Venice.
   它的人口大约是威尼斯的三倍。
• triply / 5tripli / adv. verb   to become, or to make sth, three times as much or as many
   成为三倍；使增至三倍
   SYN 

treble

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  ▪ [V]
   Output should triple by next year.
   到明年产量应增至三倍。
  ▪ [also VN]

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tri·ple
I. \ˈtripəl\ verb
(tripled ; tripled ; tripling \-p(ə)liŋ\ ; triples)
Etymology: Middle English triplen, from Late Latin triplare, from Latin triplus triple
transitive verb
1. : to make three times as great or as much or as many : make threefold : multiply by three :
 < triple the possible 3 percent to 9 — Gabriel Kolko >
 < recreation facilities for children were tripled — Current Biography >
2.
 a. : to advance (a base runner in baseball) by a three-base hit
 b. : to bring about the scoring of (a run in baseball) by a three-base hit
intransitive verb
1. : to become three times as great : grow to three times the former number, size, or amount : increase threefold :
 < the population has almost tripled since 1930 — American Guide Series: Michigan >
2. : to make a three-base hit in baseball
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin triplus
1.
 a. : a triple sum, quantity, or number : a threefold amount : the product of a number multiplied by three
  < add more than triple to his income — H.C.W.Angelo >
  < increased to triple its original size >
 b. : a combination of three usually of related character and united : a group, set, or series of three
2. triples plural but singular or plural in construction : a system for ringing changes on seven bells consisting of three pairs plus tenor
3. : 2
4. :
5. :
6. : 6
III. adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin triplus, from tri- + -plus (as in duplus double) — more at
1. : being three times as much or as great or as many : multiplied by three : of three times the amount or quantity :
2. : consisting of three usually combined members, things, or sets : having three parts joined together
 < overcrowding produced triple sessions in some schools >
3. : having a threefold relation or character : having three applications : combining three often dissimilar things or qualities : existing or occurring in three ways
 < worked as a double or even triple agent — Time >
4. : taken by threes or in groups of three
5. : three times repeated :
6. : having three beats per measure
 < triple time >
 < triple rhythm >
7.
 a. of meter : having units of three components (as syllables)
  < triple feet >
 b. of rhyme : involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate)
IV.
variant of
V. noun
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