Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Consisting of three parts or things: "Triple" describes something that is made up of three elements, components, or individuals.
   • Three times as much or as many: "Triple" indicates an amount that is three times greater than a standard or original quantity.

2. Noun:

   • A group or set of three: "Triple" refers to a collection of three similar items considered as a single unit.
   • A quantity three times another: "Triple" denotes an amount that is three times a given number or value.
   • A three-base hit in baseball: In the sport of baseball, a "triple" is a hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely.

3. Verb:

   • To make or become three times as great: "Triple" means to multiply something by three or to increase to three times the original amount.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company reported a triple increase in profits.
  • The room had a triple window for better insulation.
• Noun:
  • She ordered a triple of espresso.
  • He hit a triple in the ninth inning, driving in two runs.
• Verb:
  • The new marketing strategy helped triple our sales.
  • The town's population has tripled in the last decade.

Advanced Usage

• "Triple threat": A person who is skilled or excellent in three different areas or disciplines.
  • As a singer, dancer, and actress, she is considered a triple threat on Broadway.
• "Triple-double" (in basketball): A single-game achievement where a player accumulates a double-digit number in three of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots).
  • The star player recorded a triple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Variants and Related Words

• Triplet (n): One of three children or animals born at the same birth.
  • The couple welcomed healthy triplets.
• Triplicate (n/adj): Existing in three copies or corresponding exactly to two other examples.
  • Please fill out the form in triplicate.
• Triplex (adj/n): Another term for something triple, often used for a three-part structure like an apartment.
  • They live in a triplex apartment building.

Synonyms

• Threefold: Consisting of three parts or being three times as much.
• Treble: Chiefly British, meaning triple or threefold.
• Trio: A group or set of three people or things.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Triple" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. Its usage is typically as a standard verb, adjective, or noun.)

Related Idioms

• "Triple whammy": A situation where three bad things happen at the same time or in quick succession.
  • Losing his job, his car breaking down, and getting sick was a triple whammy.

Adjective

1. three times as great or many
   • a claim for treble (or triple) damages
   • a threefold increase
2. having three units or components or elements
   • a ternary operation
   • a treble row of red beads
   • overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
   • triple time has three beats per measure
   • triplex windows

Noun

1. a quantity that is three times as great as another
2. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
3. a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

Verb

1. hit a three-base hit
2. increase threefold
   • Triple your income!