triple

adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary

operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding

made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has

three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {ternary},

{treble}, {triplex}]

2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or

triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble}, {threefold}]

n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

[syn: {three-base hit}, {three-bagger}]

2: a quantity that is three times as great as another

v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: {treble}]

2: hit a three-base hit, in baseball