Main Entry: ¹tri·ple

Pronunciation: \ˈtri-pəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tri·pled; tri·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Late Latin triplare, from Latin triplus, adjective

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to make three times as great or as many
2 a : to score (a base runner) by a triple b : to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a tripleintransitive verb 1 : to become three times as great or as numerous <their profits tripled last year>
2 : to make a triple in baseball