tripled; tripling
ˈtri-p(ə-)liŋ 
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 triple
1
: to become three times as great or as numerous
their profits tripled last year
2
: to make a triple in baseball
1
a
: a triple sum, quantity, or number
b
: a combination, group, or series of three
2
: a base hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely
3
1
: being three times as great or as many
2
: having or involving three units or members
triple bypass heart surgery
3
: having a threefold relation or character
worked as a double or even triple agent—
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a
: three times repeated : treble
b
: having three full revolutions
a triple somersault
a triple lutz
5
: marked by three beats per musical measure
triple meter
6
a
: having units of three components
triple feet
b
of rhyme
: involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate)
Examples of triple in a Sentence
Verb
He tripled his winnings at the track.
The town's population has tripled in size.
He tripled to right field.
Noun
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
Adjective
She got a new job with triple the salary of her old one.
He ordered a triple espresso.
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But the administration is ramping up its detention capabilities to reach its goal of one million deportations a year, and Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act triples the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb Durbin flipped a 3-2 pitch on his fists into left field that turned into a triple when Kiké Hernández dove and couldn’t come up with it.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
No water at front line hand washing sink, and triple sink.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Obesity tripled in children and doubled in adults between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But the administration is ramping up its detention capabilities to reach its goal of one million deportations a year, and Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act triples the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb Durbin flipped a 3-2 pitch on his fists into left field that turned into a triple when Kiké Hernández dove and couldn’t come up with it.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The Dodgers started off fast as Shohei Ohtani led off in the bottom of the first with a triple off of Aaron Ashby.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
No water at front line hand washing sink, and triple sink.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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triple
1 of 3 verb
tri·ple
ˈtrip-əl
tripled; tripling
ˈtrip-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to make or become three times as great or as many : multiply by three
their profits tripled last year
2
: to make a triple in baseball
triple
2 of 3 noun1
a
: a triple sum, quantity, or number
b
: a combination, group, or series of three
2
: a hit in baseball that permits a batter to reach third base safely
triple
3 of 3 adjective1
: being three times as great or as many
2
: having three units or parts
3
a
: three times repeated
b
: having three full revolutions
a triple somersault
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