dip Recession - A recession during which there is are two brief periods of economic growth, each followed by a slide back into recession, before final recovery. See recession shap [..]

late 14c., from Medieval Latin triplare "to triple," from Latin triplus "threefold, triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). Related: [..]

early 15c., from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus (see triple (adj.)). As a noun, early 15c., "a triple sum or quantity," from the adjective. The baseball sense of "a th [..]

 three times. • to multiply by three.

1. Short for triple chainring. 2. A bicycle built for 3 people, also called a "triplet."

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base increase threefold; "Triple your income!" ternary: having three units or components or elements; "a ter [..]

adj. Threefold.

 third.

1. Short for triple chainring. 2. A bicycle built for 3 people, also called a "triplet."

A crankset with three chainrings. The smallest, inner chainring is commonly referred to as a "granny gear." This term is sometimes used incorrectly to refer to a triplet, a 3-place tandem.

See trifecta.

  Three shots, for those for whom a double just doesn't offer enough of a jolt.

(n) a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base(n) a set of three similar things considered as a unit(n) a quantity that is three times as great as another(v) increase threefold(v) hit a [..]

See trifecta.

1. Short for triple chainring. 2. A bicycle built for 3 people, also called a "triplet."

[0] a simple meter consisting of a strong beat followed by two weak beats.

Three shots, for those for whom a double just doesn't offer enough of a jolt.

Three items a dog sees thrown for it to retrieve. Items are not thrown at the same time. A triple tests the dawg’s memory as it must pick up one item, return to it’s handler, then go [..]

a base hit which allows the hitter to reach third base.

(1) of a squeeze: against (only) one opponent and extending over three suits

any alliance of three powers, several of which are named, e.g. AIRhead (Austria-Italy-Russia), Central Triple (Austria-Germany-Italy), Western Triple (England-France-Germany), etc. Triples have the na [..]

The thin inner ring of the board, it usually counts for three times the number hit.

A base hit in which the batter reaches third base safely.

Traditional style room designed for and occupied by three students and containing three sets of furniture.

1. Short for triple chainring. 2. A bicycle built for 3 people, also called a "triplet."

A room described as a Triple room, is a one hotel room which features either a double and a single sized bed, or 3 single sized beds. This room type is suitable only for up to 3 guests.

A motorcycle engine with three cylinders with an inline layout.

double -When a player reaches double digits in three categories. Such as 10+ BASKETS, ASSISTS, and BLOCKS.

Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a "treble":

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielde [..]

Triple is a spy thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. It was originally published in 1979. The background of the plot is Operation Plumbat, a 1968 operation carried out by Mossad that [..]

Triple (Hangul: 트리플; RR: Teuripeul) is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Min Hyo-rin, Lee Jung-jae, Yoon Kye-sang, Lee Sun-kyun, and Lee Ha-na. It aired on MBC from June 11 to July 30, 20 [..]