redouble
(verb) make twice as great or intense; “The screaming redoubled”
redouble
(verb) double again; “The noise doubled and redoubled”
redouble
(verb) double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; “The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
redouble (third-person singular simple present redoubles, present participle redoubling, simple past and past participle redoubled)
(transitive) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
(bridge, backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.
(intransitive) To become twice as big.
To double again what was reduced to a single state.
redouble (plural redoubles)
(bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*dou"ble (r*db"'l), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + double: cf. F. redoubler. Cf. Reduplicate.]
Definition: To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply. So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Shak. n. An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled. This bid increases the score for successfully making the contract, and increases the penalties for failing. The score or penalty depends on the number of tricks over or under the contract, according to a defined schedule, and depending on the vulnerability of the side attempting the contract.
Re*dou"ble, v. i.
Definition: To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
