quadruple

Multiply by four

Quadruple means four times as much or consisting of four parts.

As a verb, to quadruple is to multiply by four: The company quadrupled its revenue in five years.

As an adjective, it describes fourfold amounts or groups of four: a quadruple bypass, quadruple espresso.

The noun refers to a quantity four times another: Twenty is the quadruple of five.

multiply

increase

Growth in amount

amplify · magnify · expand · boost · inflate · balloon · surge · skyrocket · exponential · compound

fourfold

quartet

Ensemble of four

four-part · quadrilateral · quadrant · quadriceps · quadraphonic · quadrille · quadriga · quad · four-way · four-fold

cycles

quarters

Assigned living accommodations

rotation · phases · intervals · recurrence · periodicity

growth

expansion

Increase in scope

escalation · inflation · swelling · jump · spike · climb · upsurge · acceleration · snowball · mushroom

sports

baseball

Bat-and-ball team sport

  • runMove swiftly on foot
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike

bases · inning · batter · slugger · overtime · bonus · feat · achievement · comeback · rally

Categories
Opposites
numerical multiplier

quadruplequarter

One of four parts

one-fourth · single · one-quarter · halve · one

direction of change

quadruplequarter

One of four parts

decrease · shrink · diminish · contract · halve

Phrases
Family

quadruped, quadrupled, quadruples, quadrupling, quadruplet, quadruplicate, quadruplicates, quadruplex

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G