| Noun | 1. | triple - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third basebase hit, bingle, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely | |
| 2. | triple - a quantity that is three times as great as anothermultiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9" | |
| Verb | 1. | triple - increase threefold; "Triple your income!"manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" | |
| 2. | triple - hit a three-base hitbaseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | |
| Adj. | 1. | triple - having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | |
| 2. | triple - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | |