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adjective
1.
threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.
2.
of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.
3.
three times as great.
4.
International Law. tripartite.
noun
5.
an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
6.
a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad.
7.
Also called three-base hit. Baseball. a base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.
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Bowling. three strikes in succession.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to make triple.
11.
Baseball. to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.
verb (used without object)
12.
to become triple.
13.
Baseball. to make a triple.
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triple
late 14c., from M.L. triplare "to triple," from L. triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" + -plus "-fold." The noun is recorded from early 15c.; the baseball sense is attested from 1880. The adj. is recorded from 1540s.
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