double down

verb

doubled down; doubling down; doubles down

intransitive verb

1

: to double the original bid in blackjack in exchange for only one more card

2

: to become more tenacious, zealous, or resolute in a position or undertaking

… a studio looking to double down and milk every last dime out of its blockbuster franchise.

—Chris Nashawaty

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for double down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown