triple

nouns

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
three-bagger, three-base hit, triple
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
triad, trio, triple, triplet
a quantity that is three times as great as another
triple
is a type of (narrower)
the product of a quantity by an integer
"36 is a multiple of 9"
multiple

verbs

increase threefold
"Triple your income!"
treble, triple
is derived from
triplicate
is derived from
tripling
hit a three-base hit
triple
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
hit

adjectives

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"
ternary, treble, triple, triplex
three times as great or many
"a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
three-fold, threefold, treble, triple