Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble over
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bend over deeply at the waist.

Intransitive verb

verb

To fold in half.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: double up, buckle over"
"doubled over in pain"
"A padded knee shattered my balls. I doubled over in the hallway, coughing up blood and yellow stuff I thought might be bile."
"“Do you have documents on you?” asked one of the guards. “Good, then we’ll know how to mark your grave if you fall behind the convoy.” The joke made his comrades double over with laughter."
"He doubled over the sheet of paper and wrote something on the back."

Usage

Inflected Forms

doubles over (present, singular) doubling over (participle, present) doubled over (participle, past) doubled over (past)

Synonyms

double up buckle over double

Questions

What does double over mean?: To bend over deeply at the waist.

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