Redouble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To double.
  • v. To repeat.
  • v. Games To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge.
  • verb-intransitive. To become twice as great.
  • verb-intransitive. Games To double a double in bridge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
  • v. To double an opponent's doubling bid.
  • v. To become twice as big.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.
  • verb-intransitive. To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To double again or repeatedly; multiply; repeat often.
  • To increase by repeated or continued additions.
  • To repeat in return.
  • To become twice as much; be repeated; become greatly or repeatedly increased.
  • In bridge, to double again. After the dealer's side has declared, if either adversary doubles, the maker of the trump or his partner can redouble. See bridge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make twice as great or intense
  • v. double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
  • v. double again
  • Verb Form
    redoubled    redoubles    redoubling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deepen    intensify    escalate    step-up    duplicate   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    multiply    double   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hubble    bubble    double    rubble    stubble