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triples

SayTRIP-uhlz/ˈtɹɪpəlz/

3 meanings of triples

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular present of triple. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

    The bakery triples its bread order before every holiday.

    The town's population triples every summer when tourists arrive.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of triple. Use it when you talk about more than one triple.

    She hit two triples in Saturday's game.

    At the burger stand, we ordered two triples with cheese.

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  3. 3
    noununcountableplural
    In bell ringing, patterns of ringing that use seven bells.

    Our band rang triples for the wedding on Saturday.

    The new ringers are not ready to ring triples yet.

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triples is a form of triple

triple, verb: To make something three times bigger or more. Full entry

Forms
tripletriples he/she/ittripling -ing formtripled past tense, past participle
Spelling
triple → triples: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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