doubling

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noun

1. increase by a factor of two
- doubling with a computer took no time at all
• Derivationally related forms:
double
• Hypernyms:
multiplication
2. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- I decided his double was a bluff
• Syn:
double
• Derivationally related forms:
double (for: double), double
• Hypernyms:
raise
• Part Holonyms:
card game, cards