doubling
verb
Definitions
To multiply by two.
Example: The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
To fold over so as to make two folds.
Example: To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
Example: Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
noun
Definitions
The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
The act of turning around, or doubling back.
A pleat or fold.
A trick; double-dealing.