Triple | Mean of triple in English Dictionary

/ˈtrɪpəl/

• Verb
• to cause (something) to become three times as great or as many
1. He tripled his winnings at the track.
• to become three times as great or as many
1. The town's population has tripled in size.
• to hit a triple
1. He tripled to right field.
• Noun

• a hit that allows the batter to reach third base
• three times bigger in size or amount
1. She got a new job with triple the salary of her old one.
2. He ordered a triple espresso.
• having three parts or including three people or things
1. triple bypass surgery [=surgery on three blood vessels surrounding the heart]
2. a triple murder [=a murder of three people]