triple: Meaning and Definition of

tri•ple

1. threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot.
2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.
3. three times as great.
4. tripartite.

1. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
2. a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad.
3. Also calleda base hit that enables a batter to reach third base safely.
4. three strikes in succession.
5. trifecta.

1. to make triple.
2. to cause to come into home plate by a triple: to triple a runner home; to triple a run in.

1. to become triple.
2. to make a triple.