Trebled - English meaning

verb

Make or become three times as large or numerous.

Usage examples:

Rents were doubled and probably trebled

adjective

Consisting of three parts; threefold.

Usage examples:

The fish were caught with large treble hooks

predeterminer

Three times as much or as many.

Usage examples:

The tip was at least treble what she would normally have given

noun

Three sporting victories or championships in the same season, event, etc.

Usage examples:

The victory completed a treble for the horse's trainer

noun

A hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two middle circles of a dartboard, scoring treble.

Usage examples:

Dart and target was played on a board of numbered coloured circles, on which doubles and trebles di…

noun

A type of bet in which three selections are made, with any winnings from the first being transferred to the second and then (if successful) to the third.

Usage examples:

I do not know what the second and third legs of the treble are likely to be, but i do pose the ques…

noun

A thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or things.

Usage examples:

The mare failed to tuck her hind feet up quite high enough at the last bar of the treble

pronoun

A number or amount which is three times as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount.

Usage examples:

By paying treble, he had a double room to himself

noun

A high-pitched voice, especially a boy's singing voice.

Usage examples:

The boy replied in a shrill treble

noun

Denoting a relatively high-pitched member of a family of similar instruments.

Usage examples:

A treble viol

noun

The high-frequency output of a radio, or audio system, corresponding to the treble in music.

Usage examples:

Apart from good sound, you will find controls for bass, treble and sound balance that is not common…

verb

Past simple and past participle of treble

Usage examples:

The price of property has almost trebled in the last ten years.