double up

verb

doubled up; doubling up; doubles up

intransitive verb

: to share accommodations designed for one

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Monetary donations will be doubled up to $20,000 thanks to a match from the William Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Speaking of whom, the director was doubling up during Neon’s effective awards campaign while finishing his producing and editing duties on Left-Handed Girl, the solo debut of Shih-Ching Tsou, who co-directed Baker’s 2004 film Take Out. Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 In fact, Stone doubled up on coverage, pairing her frock with black sheer tights as well as barely-there stiletto sandals. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025 These implementations doubled up the amount of hardware and software used to run systems through clustering and high availability services. Ann Schlemmer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double up

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double up was in 1789

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“Double up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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