double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

Examples of double up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Ramos got a bad jump on Marcus Semien’s first-inning flare that scored two runs, then was doubled up on the bases in the sixth inning after Adolis García made a highlight catch. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025

Poway doubled up Riverside King 8-4 to take third place, Eastvale Roosevelt beat Capistrano Valley 12-8 for fifth, and Tucson (Ariz.) Canyon Del Oro beat Phoenix Canyon View 6-1 for seventh. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025

Chelsea tried to work it around to the other side but Trossard did the hard yards to shuttle across and help Myles Lewis-Skelly double up against Jadon Sancho. —Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

The composer doubles up inside the top 10 on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets also returns. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup