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!”
Synonymstreblehit a three-base hit
adjective
having three units or components or elements
“a ternary operation”
“a treble row of red beads”
three times as great or many
“a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
“a threefold increase”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
