triple

tri|ple1 [ `trıpl ] adjective *

1. ) involving three things of the same kind:

a triple layer of fur

a triple triumph

2. ) three times bigger than the usual size or amount:

a triple vodka

╾ trip|ly adverb

triple

tri|ple 2 [ `trıpl ] determiner

three times as much or as many:

The money they were asking for was triple the amount we expected.

triple

tri|ple 3 [ `trıpl ] verb

1. ) transitive to increase something so that it is three times bigger than before:

He helped triple the value of the company.

a ) intransitive to increase by three times:

Sales tripled over a six-month period.

2. ) intransitive to hit a triple in baseball

triple

tri|ple 4 [ `trıpl ] noun count

1. ) a hit in baseball that lets the BATTER get to THIRD BASE

2. ) a set of three things of the same type, for example three victories in similar sports events