Dictionary definition · triple
noun
- a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- a quantity that is three times as great as another
verb
- increase threefold"Triple your income!"
- hit a three-base hit
adjective
- having three units or components or elements"a ternary operation"
- three times as great or many"a claim for treble (or triple) damages"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).