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—
Time
Time4
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The producers were told to pay $17.7 million in damages, a figure that under antitrust law was tripled to $53 million.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Nebraska answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but UCI scored four more runs in the fifth, getting a three-run, two-out triple from Colin Yeaman for a 10-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
After regularly sitting near triple digits with an average fastball velocity of 99 mph as a rookie, that figure dropped to 97.6 mph a year ago.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The stock had been beaten down for the past couple of years, hovering just north of $1 a share, but more than tripled after news of the Disney deal emerged in early January and stayed at comparatively elevated levels in recent weeks.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The producers were told to pay $17.7 million in damages, a figure that under antitrust law was tripled to $53 million.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Addae-Wusu scored Seton Hall’s final 10 points of regulation, including three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc, and the game-tying triple.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Nebraska answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but UCI scored four more runs in the fifth, getting a three-run, two-out triple from Colin Yeaman for a 10-2 lead.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Thornton’s triple exclamation points at the end of the note seem to indicate the ridiculousness of the suggestion.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
After regularly sitting near triple digits with an average fastball velocity of 99 mph as a rookie, that figure dropped to 97.6 mph a year ago.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple. Accessed 4 Mar. 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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