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double up

verb as in clench

verb as in crease

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“So if you have two of those, you double up on that.”

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One in seven people in the world use the app, which also doubles up as a huge marketplace for buyers and sellers across the world, from the US to Germany, Indonesia to the Philippines.

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I'm excited to see how he performs against teams that are more than likely going to double up against him.

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The Coastguard rescue helicopter based in Sumburgh doubles up as the island's ambulance, but the nurse is the one people go to for everything else.

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Kimmel’s Italian heritage from his mother’s side gave him the option to double up his citizenship.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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