doubling up
Two becoming one
Doubling up means sharing space or resources that would normally go to one person: We're doubling up in hotel rooms to save money.
It can mean bending over, especially from pain or laughter: She was doubling up with cramps.
In betting, doubling up means wagering twice as much after a loss.
The phrase often implies making do with less than ideal arrangements.
One sharing living quarters
- bunkmateBed-sharing cabin partner
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- splittingDividing into parts
- crammingIntensive last-minute study
squeeze · tight quarters · space-saving · communal · carpooling · ride-sharing · bedsharing · couch-surfing
- productManufactured item for sale
- multiplyIncrease in number
- factorContributor to result
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
exponentiation · duplication · binary · exponential · squared · twofold · power of two · calculation
Reflected sound wave
- reiterateSay something again
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
retake · encore · second helping · do-over · repeat performance · back-to-back · seconds · rerun
Line from folding
accordion · foldable · collapsible · overlap · cuff · hem · napkin · brochure
Laughing until helpless
- bent overInclined forward at waist
- convulsingShaking uncontrollably, involuntarily
- hystericsUncontrollable emotional outburst
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
howling · belly laugh · in stitches · gasping · wheezing · tears · side-splitting · roaring
Strengthening or supporting
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- backingAid or sponsorship
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
buttressing · shoring · underpinning · bracing · layering · padding · insulation · lining
roommate
One sharing living quarters
- bunkmateBed-sharing cabin partner
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- splittingDividing into parts
cramming · squeeze · tight quarters · space-saving · communal · carpooling · ride-sharing · bedsharing · couch-surfing · hostel
times two
arithmetic · exponentiation · duplication · binary · exponential · squared · twofold · power of two · calculation · twice
echo
Reflected sound wave
reprise · retake · encore · second helping · do-over · repeat performance · back-to-back · seconds · rerun · twice over
crease
Line from folding
origami · accordion · foldable · collapsible · overlap · cuff · hem · napkin · brochure · layering
cracking up
Laughing until helpless
- bent overInclined forward at waist
- convulsingShaking uncontrollably, involuntarily
- hystericsUncontrollable emotional outburst
cackling · howling · belly laugh · in stitches · gasping · wheezing · tears · side-splitting · roaring · uncontrollable
bolstering
Strengthening or supporting
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- backingAid or sponsorship
consolidation · buttressing · shoring · underpinning · bracing · layering · padding · insulation · lining · thickening
- Depression survivalbread lines, soup kitchens, Hoovervilles, making do, scrimping
- survival tacticspanhandling, dumpster diving, scavenging, squatting, rough sleeping
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- displacementdislocation, dislodging, relocation, displacing, uprooting
doubling upspreading out
Expanding across space
dispersing · separating · spacing out · scattering · going solo
doubling uphalving
Dividing into two
cutting in half · dividing · reducing · diminishing · downsizing
doubling upstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
stretching out · unbending · extending · unfurling · lengthening
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