The difference between Double and Halve

When used as verbs, double means to multiply by two, whereas halve means to reduce to half the original amount.

Double is also noun with the meaning: twice the number, amount, size, etc.

Double is also adverb with the meaning: twice over.

Double is also adjective with the meaning: made up of two matching or complementary elements.

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  1. Double as an adjective:

    Made up of two matching or complementary elements.

    Examples:

    "The closet has double doors."

  2. Double as an adjective:

    Of twice the quantity.

    Examples:

    "Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes."

  3. Double as an adjective:

    Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

    Examples:

    "He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother."

  4. Double as an adjective:

    Designed for two users.

    Examples:

    "a double room"

  5. Double as an adjective:

    Folded in two; composed of two layers.

  6. Double as an adjective:

    Stooping; bent over.

  7. Double as an adjective:

    Having two aspects; ambiguous.

    Examples:

    "a double meaning"

  8. Double as an adjective:

    False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

    Examples:

    "a double life"

  9. Double as an adjective:

    Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.

  10. Double as an adjective (music):

    Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

    Examples:

    "a double bass"

  11. Double as an adjective (music):

    Of time, twice as fast.

  1. Double as an adverb:

    Twice over; twofold.

  2. Double as an adverb:

    Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

  1. Double as a noun:

    Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

  2. Double as a noun:

    A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

    Examples:

    "Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."

  3. Double as a noun:

    A drink with two portions of alcohol.

    Examples:

    "On second thought, make that a double."

  4. Double as a noun:

    A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

  5. Double as a noun:

    A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

  6. Double as a noun:

    A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

    Examples:

    "I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles."

    "Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles."

  7. Double as a noun (baseball):

    A two-base hit.

    Examples:

    "The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth."

  8. Double as a noun (bridge):

    A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

  9. Double as a noun (billiards):

    A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

  10. Double as a noun:

    A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

  11. Double as a noun (darts):

    The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

  12. Double as a noun (darts):

    A hit on this ring.

  13. Double as a noun (dominoes):

    A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.

  14. Double as a noun (computing, programming):

    A double-precision floating-point number.

    Examples:

    "The [[sine]] function returns a double."

  15. Double as a noun (soccer):

    Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.

  16. Double as a noun (rowing):

    A boat for two scullers.

  17. Double as a noun (sports):

    The feat of scoring twice in one game.

  18. Double as a noun (sports, chiefly, swimming and track):

    The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.

    Examples:

    "In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes."

  19. Double as a noun (historical):

    A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.

  20. Double as a noun (historical, Guernsey):

    A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.

  21. Double as a noun (music):

    Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.

  22. Double as a noun (Christianity):

    A double feast.

  1. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To multiply by two.

    Examples:

    "The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."

  2. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To fold over so as to make two folds.

    Examples:

    "To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."

  3. Double as a verb:

    To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

  4. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

    Examples:

    "Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

  5. Double as a verb (baseball):

    To get a two-base hit.

    Examples:

    "The batter doubled into the corner."

  6. Double as a verb (transitive):

    (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).

  7. Double as a verb (transitive):

    (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.

  8. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To repeat exactly; copy.

  9. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    (often followed by as) To play a second part or serve a second role.

    Examples:

    "A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon."

  10. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn sharply, following a winding course.

  11. Double as a verb (nautical):

    To sail around (a headland or other point).

  12. Double as a verb (music):

    To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.

  13. Double as a verb (music, intransitive, usually followed by "[[on]]"):

    To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).

  14. Double as a verb (bridge):

    To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

  15. Double as a verb (card games, intransitive):

    To double down.

  16. Double as a verb (billiards, snooker, pool):

    To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.

  17. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    (followed by for) To act as substitute.

  18. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To go or march at twice the normal speed.

  19. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

    Examples:

    "Sorry, this store does not double coupons."

  20. Double as a verb (military):

    To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

  21. Double as a verb (radio, informal, of a station):

    To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

    Examples:

    "Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you."

  1. Halve as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce to half the original amount.

  2. Halve as a verb (transitive):

    To divide into two halves.

  3. Halve as a verb (transitive):

    To make up half of.

  4. Halve as a verb (architecture, transitive):

    To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

  5. Halve as a verb (golf, transitive):

    In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.

    Examples:

    "to halve a hole or a match"

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