double over

ˈdʌbəl ˈoʊvər

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Definition of double over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

movement

intr.

bend at the waist from laughter or pain

intr.

He doubled over with laughter at the joke.

bend over

double up

folding

tr.

Rare

fold something in half

tr.

Rare

She doubled over the paper to fit it in the envelope.

bend

fold

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Expressions with double

double as

serve a second purpose or function at the same time

My sofa doubles as a guest bed.

double back

retrace one's steps to a previous point

After realizing the mistake, she doubled back to the store.

double booked

adj.

having two appointments or reservations at the same time

She was double booked and had to reschedule one of her meetings..

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

double dip

dipping food twice in sauce

He was caught doing a double dip at the party.

double life

hidden aspect of someone's life kept secret

She discovered his double life after finding secret emails.

Examples of double over in a sentence

The comedian's act made the audience double over.
He doubled over the map to see the route.
The artist doubled over the canvas for a unique effect.

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French:se plier en deux, replier, ...
German:sich krümmen, falten, ...
Italian:contorcersi, piegare, ...
Spanish:doblarse, doblar, ...
Portuguese:dobrar-se, dobrar, ...
Chinese:弯腰, 对折, ...
Japanese:笑い転げる, 二つ折りにする, ...
Arabic:اِنْحَنَى, طَوَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְקַפֵּל מִכְּאֵב אוֹ מִצְּחוֹק, לְקַפֵּל לִשְׁנַיִם, ...
Russian:сгибаться, складывать, ...
Ukrainian:зігнутися від сміху, складати, ...
Hindi:दोहरा हो जाना, मोड़ना, ...
Bengali:কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া, অর্ধেক ভাঁজ করা, ...
Catalan:encorbar-se, doblegar, ...
Czech:ohnout se v pase, přeložit, ...
Danish:krumme sig sammen, folde i halve, ...
Dutch:dubbel buigen, omvouwen, ...
Greek:διπλώνομαι στα δύο, διπλώνω, ...
Hungarian:összegörnyedni, félbehajtani, ...
Khmer:កោងខ្លួនពីចង្កេះ, បត់ជាពាក់កណ្តាល, ...
Korean:구부리다, 반으로 접다, ...
Persian:دولا شدن, تا کرد, ...
Polish:zgiąć się, złożyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):curvar-se, dobrar, ...
Romanian:a îndoi de râs, a îndoi, ...
Swedish:vika sig dubbel, vika, ...
Thai:งอตัว, พับ, ...
Turkish:bükülmek, ikiye katlamak, ...
Vietnamese:gập người, gấp đôi, ...

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