double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

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He was later doubled up by first baseman Kody Clemens, who snagged a hard liner from Collins and, falling to his knees, touched the bag with his glove. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025 After Latham chased down a deep shot to left and relayed the ball to the infield to double up a Braintree runner on first, Colucci made a diving catch to end the inning. Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025 In that the polygon count for the main characters and enemies was very restrictive, doubly so because the game had to support the 3D gimmick of the 3DS, effectively doubling up the rendering passes. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 The runner on second had taken off for third base and couldn’t get back to the bag in time and was doubled up for the final out when Ameda threw to second. Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for double up

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double up was in 1789

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“Double up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20up. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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