double up

Verb

Meaning

bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

share a room or a bed designed for only one person

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

double double over bend fold bunch crease crimp parlay turn over turn back turn up turn down curl up fold up bend over
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Antonyms

straighten stand up straighten one's back

Hypernyms

gage bend back game flex share

Examples

Up up my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double Up up my friend, and clear your looks Why all this toil and trouble. William Wordsworth

Guerrilla marketing requires you to comprehend every facet of marketing, experiment with many of them, winnow out the losers, double up on the winners, and then use the marketing tactics that prove themselves to you in the battleground of real life. Jay Conrad Levinson

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

He doubled and vomited violently Source: Internet

An indoor plant stand is another solution, that can double up as a chic and colourful accessory to your home. Source: Internet

Dubuque was able to double up on Kramers on Tuesday as one round after taking Joseph in Round 12, it grabbed older brother and former BC High teammate Thomas Kramer, who played for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League this winter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

double two double uncle double unit double vertical line double vision double visual perception