double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

Examples of double up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The International Federation of American Football ran the championship tournament, which doubled up as a qualifier, in the German city of Düsseldorf. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The park also doubled up on its exclusive Premium Scream Night event, which will be held twice this year. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The Ryan Murphy coming-of-age thriller doubles up the nepo baby power with Gerber and Gere, who bring some déjà vu by looking like younger versions of their parents circa the ‘80s. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026

The hospital has also doubled up many of its single-occupancy hospital rooms, converted its gift shop to a procedure room and resorted to treating patients in what were once meditation and waiting rooms. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup