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double2
1 something that is twice as big, as much etc as usual or as something else : 
Scotch and water, please - make it a double.'They offered me £10,000.' 'I'll give you double.'
twice the size
[uncountable and countable]Scotch and water, please - make it a double.'They offered me £10,000.' 'I'll give you double.'2 a room for two people in a hotel [↪ single]: A double costs $95 a night.
room
[countable]A double costs $95 a night.3 a game played between two pairs of players, especially in tennis [↪ singles]: the men's doubles ➔ mixed doubles
tennis
doubles
[uncountable]DSthe men's doubles4 a hit in baseball which allows the batter to reach second base : Walker led the inning with a double.
baseball
[countable]DSBWalker led the inning with a double.5 someone who looks very like someone else : She's her mother's double.
similar person
somebody's double
She's her mother's double.6 an actor who takes the place of a more famous actor in a film, especially because the acting involves doing something dangerous : I think they used a double in the shower scene.
in films
[countable]AMFI think they used a double in the shower scene.7 very quickly and without any delay : He was told to get back to Washington on the double.
at the double
British English, on the double American English informalHe was told to get back to Washington on the double.8 a situation in a game when you must do something that could either win you twice as much money or make you lose it all
