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treble

 
Adjective treble has 4 senses
  1. soprano, treble - having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
    Antonyms: low, low-pitched (indirect, via high)
  2. treble, threefold, triple - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
    Antonym: single (indirect, via multiple)
  3. ternary, treble, triple, triplex - having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
    Antonym: single (indirect, via multiple)
  4. double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
    Antonym: single (indirect, via multiple)
Noun treble has 1 sense
  1. soprano, treble - the pitch range of the highest female voice
    --1 is a kind of high pitch, high frequency
    Derived form: verb treble1
Verb treble has 2 senses
  1. treble - sing treble
    --1 is one way to
    sing
    Derived form: noun treble1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. triple, treble - increase threefold; "Triple your income!"
    --2 is one way to multiply, manifold
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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