double down
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
Intransitive verb
verb
To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He'd bet three thousand and double down to six thousand, all of it hanging on the turn of the next card."
- "Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama all want to get out of Iraq. They all want to double down in Afghanistan."
- "While 007 has been on extended annual leave as a result of Daniel Craig’s cold feet, Taron Egerton’s thoroughly less urbane secret agent Eggsy Unwin has managed to thoroughly outdo him, with Matthew Vaughn’s sequel to his hit 2015 comedy-thriller doubling down on the qualities that marked its predecessor out from the superspy pack: more star-filled, more gleefully grisly, and reaching new heights of skyscraping silliness."
- "[Tucker] Carlson, in his keynote, doubled down on Trump’s recent attacks on Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar."
- "[Entertainment Company] Blizzard Doubles Down, Says It Will Continue to Silence Players on 'Official Channels'."