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Double: Hotel room with one double bed, or sometimes a room designed to accommodate two people.

Triple Double: When a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds are most common, but it can also be blocks or steals).

Double Team: When two players from the same team move up to guard one offensive player it's called a double team. When two players cover an offensive player in a corner it's also known as a 'trap'.

Quadruple Double: When a player racks up double-digit figures in four of five offensive categories (scoring, assists, blocked shots, steals or rebounds) during the course of a game. See also triple double.

Double Dip: Slang terms for a doubleheader.

Double Superlative: Double use of the superlative degree--such as the word foremost, which uses both the superlative sufix -m and -est (Algeo 317).

Ground Rule Double: When a line drive bounces on the field and over the wall in fair territory the hit is scored as a ground rule double and the batter advances to second base.

Double Pivot: The double pivot is faking twice on one direction with the ball and going opposite direction thinking twice is the way to go .

Double Reverse: A play in which the ball reverses direction twice behind the line of scrimmage. This is usually accomplished by means of two or three hand-offs, each hand-off going in an opposite direction . . . View Full Definition

Double Minor: A type of minor penalty given for certain accidental infractions that result in an injury to another player or for certain deliberate attempts to injure an opponent that are unsuccessful; pe . . . View Full Definition