triple Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
    three-bagger; three-base hit.
  2. noun a set of three similar things considered as a unit
    triad; trio; triplet.
  3. noun a quantity that is three times as great as another
  4. verb increase threefold
    treble.
    • Triple your income!
  5. verb hit a three-base hit
  6. adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
    treble; ternary; triplex.
    • a ternary operation
    • a treble row of red beads
    • overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
    • triple time has three beats per measure
    • triplex windows
  7. adjective satellite three times as great or many
    treble; threefold; three-fold.
    • a claim for treble (or triple) damages
    • a threefold increase

WordNet

Tri"ple adjective
Etymology
L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf. Treble.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
    By thy triple shape as thou art seen. Dryden.
  2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
  3. One of three; third. Obs. Shak.
Tri"ple intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tripled ; present participle & verbal noun Tripling
Definitions
  1. To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.

Webster 1913