double down (English, verb)
expansion: double down (third-person singular simple present doubles down or (nonstandard) double downs, present participle doubling down or (nonstandard) double downing, simple past and past participle doubled down or (nonstandard) double downed)
Senses:
topics: gambling
games
glosses: To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.
tags: intransitive
info_templates: extra_data: words: on
‘something’
expansion: [with on ‘something’]
glosses: To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it.
tags: broadly
figuratively
intransitive
Forms:
form: doubles down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: double downs
tags: nonstandard
present
singular
third-person
form: doubling down
tags: participle
present
form: double downing
tags: nonstandard
participle
present
form: doubled down
tags: participle
past
form: doubled down
tags: past
form: double downed
tags: nonstandard
participle
past
form: double downed
tags: nonstandard
past
form: double-down
tags: alternative