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Triple vs Tiple - What's the difference?

triple | tiple |

As nouns the difference between triple and tiple

is that triple is hat trick while tiple is (musical instrument) a small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of spain and various latin american nations.

As a verb triple

is .

triple

English

(wikipedia triple)

Adjective

(-)
  • Made up of three related elements, often matching
    • The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
  • Three times the quantity
    • Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
  • Designed for three users
    • a triple room
  • Folded in three; composed of three layers
  • Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
    • a triple meaning
  • (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
  • (obsolete) One of three; third.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Related terms

    * duple * treble

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
    • I've had a hard day, make that a triple .
  • (US) A hamburger with three patties.
    • I'd like a triple with cheese.
  • (baseball) A three-base hit
    • The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
  • (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  • (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

    • Derived terms

    * triplestore

    Verb

    (tripl)
  • To multiply by three
    • The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  • (baseball) To get a three-base hit
    • The batter tripled into the gap.
  • To become three times as large
    • Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
  • To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
  • * 1982 , Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)
    • Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.
  • * 2011 , Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl
    • Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.

    See also

    * treble * triple jump * triple sec * triple goddess (coefficient)

    Anagrams

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    tiple

    English

    (wikipedia tiple)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (musical instrument) a small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations
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