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kolmoispesälyönti
lyödä
kolminkertainen
kolmikko
Made up of three related elements, often matching
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The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
Three times the quantity
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Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
Designed for three users
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a triple room
Folded in three; composed of three layers
Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
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a triple meaning
puhekieltä Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
puhekieltä One of three; third.
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puhekieltä A drink with three portions of alcohol.
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Ive had a hard day; make that a triple.''
puhekieltä A hamburger with three patty patties.
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Id like a triple with cheese.''
puhekieltä A three-base hit
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The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
puhekieltä A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
puhekieltä A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
To multiply by three
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The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
puhekieltä To get a three-base hit
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The batter tripled into the gap.
To become three times as large
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Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
1982, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)
- Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.
2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl
- Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.
(l)
puhekieltä (l), treble, hat trick
puhekieltä (l)
(inflection of)
Feminine plural form of triplo
(definite of)
(form of)
English triple
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