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I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up my socks, those ones from Footlocker, to make my legs look thicker.
Joan Smalls

Meaning of "double up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Double up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb double up in English.

WHAT DOES DOUBLE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of double up in the English dictionary

The first definition of double up in the dictionary is to bend or cause to bend in two. Other definition of double up is to share a room or bed designed for one person, family, etc. Double up is also to use the winnings from one bet as the stake for another US and Canadian term: parlay.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOUBLE UP

PRESENT

Present
I double up
you double up
he/she/it doubles up
we double up
you double up
they double up
Present continuous
I am doubling up
you are doubling up
he/she/it is doubling up
we are doubling up
you are doubling up
they are doubling up
Present perfect
I have doubled up
you have doubled up
he/she/it has doubled up
we have doubled up
you have doubled up
they have doubled up
Present perfect continuous
I have been doubling up
you have been doubling up
he/she/it has been doubling up
we have been doubling up
you have been doubling up
they have been doubling up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I doubled up
you doubled up
he/she/it doubled up
we doubled up
you doubled up
they doubled up
Past continuous
I was doubling up
you were doubling up
he/she/it was doubling up
we were doubling up
you were doubling up
they were doubling up
Past perfect
I had doubled up
you had doubled up
he/she/it had doubled up
we had doubled up
you had doubled up
they had doubled up
Past perfect continuous
I had been doubling up
you had been doubling up
he/she/it had been doubling up
we had been doubling up
you had been doubling up
they had been doubling up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will double up
you will double up
he/she/it will double up
we will double up
you will double up
they will double up
Future continuous
I will be doubling up
you will be doubling up
he/she/it will be doubling up
we will be doubling up
you will be doubling up
they will be doubling up
Future perfect
I will have doubled up
you will have doubled up
he/she/it will have doubled up
we will have doubled up
you will have doubled up
they will have doubled up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been doubling up
you will have been doubling up
he/she/it will have been doubling up
we will have been doubling up
you will have been doubling up
they will have been doubling up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would double up
you would double up
he/she/it would double up
we would double up
you would double up
they would double up
Conditional continuous
I would be doubling up
you would be doubling up
he/she/it would be doubling up
we would be doubling up
you would be doubling up
they would be doubling up
Conditional perfect
I would have double up
you would have double up
he/she/it would have double up
we would have double up
you would have double up
they would have double up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been doubling up
you would have been doubling up
he/she/it would have been doubling up
we would have been doubling up
you would have been doubling up
they would have been doubling up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you double up
we let´s double up
you double up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to double up
Past participle
doubled up
Present Participle
doubling up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE UP

double spacing
double spread
double standard
double star
double stopping
double tackle
double take
double talk
double tap
double taxation agreement
double time
double top
double track
double track line
double vision
double wedding
double whammy
double white lines
double window
double yellow lines

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE UP

be made up
bottle up
bundle up
come up
give up
have up
hole up
hustle up
lace up
live up
pile up
rustle up
shake up
size up
take up
tie up
tune up
use up
whistle up
write up

Synonyms and antonyms of double up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «double up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE UP

Find out the translation of double up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of double up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翻倍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

duplicar
570 millions of speakers

English

double up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डबल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مضاعفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удвоиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dobrar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিগুণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doubler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berganda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdoppeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二つ折りにする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두 배로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindho munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ngả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुप्पट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikiye katlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raddoppiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwoić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвоїтися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dubla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλασιαστεί μέχρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdubbel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbla upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dobbelt opp
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE UP»

The term «double up» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about double up

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QUOTES WITH «DOUBLE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word double up.
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Joan Smalls
I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up my socks, those ones from Footlocker, to make my legs look thicker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE UP»

Discover the use of double up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slipstream Strategic Internet Marketing: Double-Up Your ...
This book will show you how to do the slipstream methods right so that you too can get the extreme results of this strategic internet marketing in action.
Cody R. Rojas, 2014
2
The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling : Applications for ...
Case 4th year 5th year Remaining principal at maturity $60 $70 $70 $80 Figure 8 -9 The double-up sinking fund principal process For cases 1 and 2, at the end of the fourth year the firm exercises the double-up option on the first sinking fund, ...
Thomas S. Y. Ho President Thomas Ho Company, Sang Bin Lee Professor of Finance Hanyang University, 2003
3
Java Methods for Financial Engineering: Applications in ...
downIcall ( stock, strike, sigma, low, 0.0); return (cdi-diuic (stock, strike, low, up) ) ; } public double uoDic (double stock, double strike, double up, double low ) { Sbarrierop sb=new Sbarrieropfr , crate, t, 0 ) ; Dbarrierh sh=new Dbarrierh(r , crate, ...
Philip Barker, 2007
4
Casino Gambling for Fun and Profit
Double-Up Option If you win a hand, you have the option on many video poker machines to "double-up." The slot host or hostess will turn the double-up option on or off for you at some casinos on some machines, such as the Lady Luck in Las ...
J. Edward Crowder, 2006
5
Pour Me Out A Blessing Ministries
Send a double portion of healing on our land. I'm astonished and filled with awe by your grace. Lord, spring forward your Holy Spirit in this place. “Double up Double up Double up Lord please” “Give me mercy Lord not just a tease” Send grace ...
Deborah Wofford, 2010
6
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... repeat, treble; 7 doubled, finesse, twofold; 8 bivalent, double up, doubling, redouble, stunt man, two-baser; 9 dualistic, duplicate, replicate, temporize, threefold, two-bagger; 10 circumvent, double over, stuntwoman, two-base hit; ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
7
Programming in C, 2/e
... Box drawings down single and left double 185 Box drawings double vertical and left 186 Box drawings double vertical 187 11 Box drawings double down and left 188 J Box drawings double up and left 189 ll Box drawings up double and left  ...
Ashok Kamthane, 2011
8
Ski
WATCH THE WAKES When driving double-ups, you need to watch the movement of the boat's wakes and rollers in the same way a rider needs to watch them as the boat circles to complete the double-up. This will help you judge whether ...
9
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
2 vi to share a bedroom (with stmcone else): The house was so full some of the guests had to double up. see double to see two images of everything instead of only one: \Wien I first met the twins, I thought I was seeing double, they were so ...
10
Double Up
Matching folio to the 2007 release from this multi-million copy selling singer and producer.
R. Kelly, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term double up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Raptors double up Osprey, 10-5
Missoula Osprey second baseman Mike Abreu breaks his bat on an pitch during Wednesday's game against the Ogden Raptors at ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
2
Double Up Food Bucks program offered at farmers market
Double Up Food Bucks silver tokens are worth $2 each and can only be redeemed for Michigan-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables, ... «C&G Newspapers, Jul 15»
3
Newport's two-sport star aims to double up at Keene State, too
Recent Newport graduate Andrew Houde will be one of three athletes doubling up in men's basketball and baseball next season. «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Toscanini enjoys confidence booster as Godolphin double up
Toscanini and Queen Of Sicily, trained by Michael Halford and Jim Bolger respectively, provided the powerful Godolphin team with a double in ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Royals double up against Rays to extend AL Central lead
GRAND SLAM MAN: Kansas City Royals' Paulo Orlando celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam during the ninth inning of the first game ... «Arab News, Jul 15»
6
Seven Hunts AC athletes double up in Southern League success
ATHLETICS: Seven athletes did the double for Hunts AC in the Southern Athletics League at Braintree. Team manager Siobhan Skinner led by ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
7
Double Up Food Bucks WNY Expands to More Farmers Markets in …
Double Up Food Bucks WNY is a robust SNAP incentive program that provides a $1 for $1 match – up to $20 per market visit per day – for ... «Artvoice, Jul 15»
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Double Up Food Bucks WNY to expand to 15 farmers markets
Double Up Food Bucks WNY, a program designed to help people receiving food assistance purchase more fruits and vegetables, will expand ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
9
Oilers Double up Dubois County, 6-3
baseball base 300 HUNTINGBURG, Ind. (7/6/15) — Owensboro doubled up Dubois County 6-3 in an Ohio Valley League game on Sunday. «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
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Plymouth's oldest bakery to double up as new cafe
BRITAIN'S oldest bakery is set to double up as a cafe, as its new owners prepare to give it a 21st century makeover. Jacka's Bakery on ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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