📖 Definitions of "Triples"
- 1
Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc
- 2
A drink with three portions of alcohol.
"I've had a hard day; make that a triple."
- 3
A hamburger with three patties.
"I'd like a triple with cheese."
- 4
A three-base hit
"The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth."
- 1
To multiply by three
"The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter."
- 2
To get a three-base hit
"The batter tripled into the gap."
- 3
To become three times as large
"Our earnings have tripled in the last year."
- 4
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
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(campanology) bell changes rung on seven bells
"A quarter peal of plain bob triples was rung."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Triples"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ternarynoun | Made up of three things. |
| threefoldnoun | (mathematics) An algebraic variety of dimension 3. |
| multiplenoun | (mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number. |
| triplexnoun | A building with three apartments or divisions. |
| treblenoun | (music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition. |
| three-baggernoun | (baseball slang) A triple. |
| three-base hitnoun | a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
| pythagoreannoun | A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism. |
| cinquesnoun | (campanology) bell changes rung on eleven bells |
| major | Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. |
| changenoun | (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different. |
| stedmannoun | A surname. |
| touchnoun | An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger. |
| treblingnoun | An act of multiplying by three. |
| caterverb | (ambitransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service. |
| pealnoun | A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. |
| tenornoun | (music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. |
| tripletonnoun | (bridge) Three cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand |
| triolenoun | (music) A triplet. |
| tripletnoun | One of a group of three, particularly |
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