double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

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In the early exchanges of the match, Burnley regularly sent winger Loum Tchaouna to help Kyle Walker double up on Doku, City’s biggest creative threat. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Brady McCormack totaled four rushing scores and two two-point conversions as Medfield (4-0) doubled up Nipmuc 44-22. Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 Cardi will be spinning the block to double up in Atlanta, New York City and Los Angeles. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 The theme trickles down to accessories, MCM’s bread and butter, with judo belts wrapped around its signature handbags, which double up as shoulders straps. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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