What is the meaning of triple?

noun

• A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.
  • synonyms: three-base hit, three-bagger
• A set of three similar things considered as a unit.
  • synonyms: trio, triad, triplet
• A quantity that is three times as great as another.

verb

• Increase threefold.
  • usage: "Triple your income"
  • synonyms: treble
• Hit a three-base hit.

adjective

• Having three units or components or elements.
  • usage: "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
  • synonyms: ternary, treble, triplex
• Three times as great or many.
  • usage: "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
  • synonyms: treble, threefold, three-fold