Triple

Before Crown, often

Triple means three times as much or consisting of three parts.

A triple dose is three times the standard amount.

A triple threat excels in three areas.

In baseball, a triple is a hit that gets the batter to third base.

To triple is to multiply by three or increase threefold: The company tripled its revenue in five years.

Triple can also describe three layers or instances: triple-decker sandwich, triple axel.

quantity

three

Sum of one twice

treble · thrice · tripartite · trifecta · trilogy · trimester · third · ternary · troika · triumvirate

multiplication

treble

High frequency range

threefold · escalate · expand · growth · boost · magnify · double · quadruple · surge · compound

baseball

hit

Successful contact or strike

  • basesBottom supports or stations
  • batterUncooked cake mixture
  • RBIRuns driven home stat

slugger · gap · outfield · speed · liner · wall · stretch · slide · diamond · inning

jump

athletics

Competitive physical activities

  • hopSmall, quick jump
  • skipTo deliberately exclude
  • boundSecured or destined

runway · sandpit · takeoff · Olympian · track · field · distance · leap · landing · foul

cocktail

Cointreau

French orange-flavored liqueur

Grand Marnier · spirits · mixed · shaker · citrus · margarita · sidecar · cosmopolitan · bartender · pour

music

time

Measured passage of moments

  • meterDevice that measures usage
  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike

subdivision · notation · eighth · quarter · swing · feel · pulse · syncopation · tempo · compound

Opposites
numerical quantity

Triplesingle

One in number

one · individual · double · lone · solitary

magnitude/multiplication

Triplethird

Position number three

one-third · halve · divide · reduce · fraction

Phrases
Family

triply, tripled, tripling, triples, triplet, triplets, triplex, triplicate, triplication

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G